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      06-10-2007, 03:00 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon View Post
Do you think BMW's system is truly regenerative? If so, what is the mechanism for this? Hybrids have motor/alternators at the wheel hubs that make it easy to produce power when they are not generating power. In alternator mode they provid some degree of braking. I have not seen anything in the detailed photos we have seen (including those in the M-Division headquarters) to suggest BMW is creating power directly from the wheels.
No, it's the engine that produces the power on the BMW system.

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