Will the 2009 F150 utilize the "Hydraulic Assist" Technology??
Some time back, I was reading that Ford was exploring something along the lines of a hydraulic assist technolgy for their new vehicles. Per my memory, this worked basically by storing and releasing energy from a tank filled with some sort of fluid. I guess it was to capture and release this energy from braking and accelerating? Anyone in the know feel this technology is attainable for civilian vehicles at this time??
The only hydraulic assist Technology that I know of is being developed for extreme stop and go situations (ie: garbage trucks, local busses and local package delivery vans). It saves the energy lost in bringing the vehicle to a stop and uses it to get the vehicle going again from a dead stop. IMHO I don't see this being very helpfull on the highway, may be a good option for people who do a lot of city driving though.
After a google search it seems that the technology is quite mature, but it all seems to be focused on heavier trucks and comercial markets at this time. It also seems that full hydraulic hybrids could be on the way farther down the road. Thinking long term the hydraulic route as a whole seems to have more potential to actualy work without significant disadvantages than the electric hybrids do, but I guess only time will tell.
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Will the 2009 F150 utilize the "Hydraulic Assist" Technology??
