﻿ When will F1's KERS come to road cars? - Cars  When will F1's
KERS come to road cars?  We spoke with the people behind
McLaren-Mercedes' Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) about
the possibility of seeing the technology in road-going cars.  Is
Lewis Hamilton mashing the KERS button right now? (Credit:
Daimler)  Today, British company Zytek Automotive Technology was
revealed as the driving force behind the KERS power boost system
used in McLaren-Mercedes' Formula One cars. In a rather cruel
juxtaposition, the same company has been gaining experience in
the consumer market, providing drivetrains for the ever-so-
slightly more sedate Smart ForTwo Electric Drive. We laughed,
then posed this question: is Zytek working on an F1-style power
boost system for everyday road cars?  Zytec is being tight-
lipped on the subject, but its spokesperson, Richard Gotch, has
hinted that road-going KERS is not only viable, but also a
definite possibility at some point "in the future". He also
believes that while the system migh