Peugeot’s diesel hybrid technology getting closer to production
By Andrew C., 27 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
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To produce its diesel hybrid technology seen on both the Citroen Hypnos and Peugeot Prologue concepts at the 2008 Paris Auto Show, PSA Peugeot Citroen has joined with Bosch. The technology is expected to appear in showrooms beginning in 2011. The Prologue concept functioned as a foretaste of the forthcoming 3008 mini-MPV while the Hypnos is a low-lying crossover concept. Both concepts assert 200 horsepower from their hybrid engines.
Under the contract, Bosch will provide Peugeot with electric motors and the electronic systems for PSA Peugeot Citroen's 4-wheel-drive diesel hybrids. The firm will also provide the antilock braking system and electronic stability program to optimize energy recovery. Bosch's experience with hybrids goes back 30 years and the company presently has 370 personnel laboring in its hybrid unit. [source insideline]
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