V - The magazine of the VOLLMER Group - 2018

BLACK OR WHITE, SUCCESS OR FAILURE, ALL OR NOTHING: EITHER-OR CATEGORIES ARE OUT. UNLIKE HYBRID SOLUTIONS. THEY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, PRODUCT AREAS AND AREAS OF LIFE. IN THE AREA OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. BUT ALSO WELL BEYOND. A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH How hybrids are changing the world. could go on and on. And yet many of us immediately think of the world of cars when we hear the term "hybrid". And for good reason too! Cars with hybrid drives are important. And have a surprisingly long history. Ferdinand Porsche presented the first hybrid vehicle at the World Expo in 1900 in Paris. The so-called Voiturette System Lohner-Porsche was equipped with a petrol engine and an electric motor. It was the first zero emissions and at the same time first all-wheel vehicle in the world. It was developed and built by the young engineer Porsche for his boss at the time, the Viennese carriage manufactur- er Ludwig Lohner. The car was capable of 3 hp peaking to 7 hp for short bursts. The 44‑cell 80-volt lead-acid battery lasted a total of approximately three hours B ut who or what exactly is a hybrid? Strictly speaking the term "hybrid", originating from Greek, describes something combined, crossed or mixed. In technol- ogy it is understood as a system that combines two technolo- gies. A benefit of these multiple solutions is that new positive properties arise from bringing together the subsystems. For example, with hybrid electronics, where analogue and dig- ital technology are used in one module. Or with reinforced concrete, a composite material made of steel and concrete. Also hybrid heating, which mean- ingfully combines different energy sources, is a huge issue. Today there are hardly any applica- tions where hybrids do not play a role. The hybrid piano, the hybrid watch, the hybrid computer, the hybrid event: This list HYBRIDS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE 12 13 PERSPECTIVES