Wired is carrying this story
The British firm has posted a job listing on its website seeking a ’senior engineer – powertrain hybrid technology. The British firm has posted a job listing on its website seeking a ’senior engineer – powertrain hybrid technology.” More tantalising is the fact the ad makes it clear that whoever fills the position will “lead the technical assessment, integration and application of appropriate hybrid powertrain technology” and “manage the definition and execution of development & validation activities.” That — coupled with the fact that Formula 1 has essentially abandoned its experiment with kinetic energy recovery systems — strongly suggests McLaren is looking to incorporate hybrid technology in a street car, not a race car.
It’ll be interesting to see what performance they can get out of this technology and what price tag they put on it when it finally comes to market, but one thing is for sure, McLaren’s name is synonymous with excellence so I have no doubt that it will be a head turner.
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