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Mar 8, 2012

1908 Smart Car with Regenerative Braking



In 1908 C. J. Paulson patented a Smart Car size automobile that today would be the equivalent of a "Green" vehicle with regenerative breaking such as the Toyota Prius.

C. J.'s automobile had a "mechanism for motor vehicles of various kinds such as driven by electric motors or explosive engines, and has for its object to provide means in the nature of an auxiliary spring powered device, whereby a surplus of power from the motor and also from the momentum of the car can be stored in the spring to assist in running the car; or if the motor becomes disabled the vehicle can be propelled a short distance. "

Today in 2012 this looks like the LiFe Wheego Electric car. This front wheel drive electric vehicle has 60hp from the 115 volt Lithium Battery Pack and the LiFe features a proportional regenerative braking system to put power back into the battery during braking. The Wheego Whip LiFe has a top speed of 65mph.
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