Lamborghini's new tech could revolutionize electric supercars

I spent a few minutes talking with Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini's chief technical officer, as we stood next to the car. He's had strong feelings about hybrid and electric supercars. He's never been a fan of battery power in supercars. His stance is that batteries are just too big and heavy. Weight is the enemy of performance and, if you've ever sat inside a supercar, you know there's not a lot of room to spare.

Supercapacitors are ideal for supercars, Reggiani says, because they're light -- one third the weight per unit of energy -- and they can transfer electricity quickly without losing energy as heat. They charge up quickly during braking, then blast out electricity during acceleration. The Sián's 34-horsepower electric motor can drive the wheels directly to get the car moving and to keep pushing it along between shifts in its automatic transmission.

This isn't the first time Lamborghini has used a supercapacitor in one of its cars. The Aventador, Lamborghini's $400,000 non-hybrid V12 supercar, also uses one. A supercapacitor powers the Aventador's starter motor to crank up its big V12 engine. With the Sián, the supercapacitor actually helps move the car.

a pinoy friend of my great-pa (i'd met him personally) design the first hybrid-tor (I.C.E. & electric motor) in the 1990's. it fall short. he was not a member or an employee of a motor manufacturing company. He loves to sing the song 'sayang' by karen carpenter or claire?

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