981/991 Hybrid System

[ralphmusic]

This Porsche Club of America video showcases a very interesting development from Vonnen.com for adding a KERS system to 981 and 991 first generation cars.

https://www.pca.org/news/...mv_65lgT95OmhOB5CE9x40

 

[Gazoak]

Looks like some great engineering has gone in to that.

 

[Motorhead]

Yes, a neat piece of engineering - and by using the unit as a starter-generator, only ~50kg weight penalty (not sure if that includes the battery and control equipment though).

Interesting to hear that they're planning to extend the application to other series, including the air-cooled cars.

Jeff