B.M.M.O. to Try Storing Energy
7th March 1958, Page 46
7th March 1958
Page 46
Page 46, 7th March 1958
— B.M.M.O. to Try Storing Energy
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LATER this year, the Birmingham and -1-4 Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., are to experiment with a bus incorporating a flywheel device to store energy that would otherwise be dissipated during deceleration. This was announced in •London on Tuesday by Mr. D. Hennessey, a director of the National Research Development Corporation.
Development of such a device is mentioned in the corporation's annual report. A prototype suitable for installation in a double-decker had been built and the company were anxious to try it. Mr. Hennessey expected that the saving in fuel consumption which would result would be " much better" than 5 per cent.