The Saint Bernard has been bred in Switzerland since the 17th century. The
dog is named after St. Bernard of Menthon, who lived from 996 to 1081, and
who founded hospices at the pass between Italy and Switzerland. For the past
several hundred years, the St. Bernard dogs have lived at the hospice and
helped the monks search for, and aid lost travellers. The powerful dogs were
also used in local villages to pull carts of food and supplies.
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The highly efficient Floating Cup technology can also be applied in a parallel hybrid system. In such a system, the main mechanical transmission remains in tact. When driving in urban traffic or in a traffic jam, the engine delivers extra power to an accumulator forcing the engine to run in a better point of operation. Furthermore braking energy is recuperated. The parallel hydrid drive can achieve a reduction of fuel and CO2 emissions of 15%. The cost penalty connected to the addition of the parallel hydraulic system is considerably lower than the addition of a parallel electric system. |
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