« CoC Report Suggests Surcharge on Hybrids, Eventual VMT Tax to Fund Highway Maintenance | Main | Daihatsu Introduces New, More Efficient Mini-Car Engine »
Toyota to Supply Hybrid Systems to Fuji Heavy (Subaru)
26 November 2005
Nikkei. Toyota Motor (TMC) will supply hybrid systems to Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)—the maker of Subarus—and help train FHI engineers in hybrid technology, according to a report in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
Toyota became a major shareholder in Fuji Heavy in October following its purchase of share from General Motors. (Earlier post.)
The details have yet to be worked out, such as when and how many hybrid systems Toyota will provide. However, Toyota will be delivering core components, including drive and control systems.
Toyota is also reportedly considering integrating Fuji Heavy engineers with its own engineers in hybrid car development.
Earlier this year, Fuji Heavy unveiled a prototype of a turbo parallel hybrid system for Subarus. (Earlier post.)
The FHI system uses a thin 10-kW motor in combination with the 2.0-liter 16-valve twin-scroll turbo engine currently used in the Subaru Legacy to create the Turbo Parallel Hybrid (TPH) powertrain.
The combination of the motor generator and Subaru’s Boxer turbo engine, which is adopting the Miller cycle in this application, creates a motor-assist hybrid (similar in concept to the first generation of Honda IMA) that FHI hopes will provide the performance of the current 2.0 Legacy GT (turbo) while delivering a 20% improvement in fuel consumption.
The new hybrid system agreement further strengthens the cooperation between Toyota and Fuji Heavy. Fuji Heavy had already agreed to make Toyota vehicles in the U.S. and develop new vehicles for Toyota.
November 26, 2005 in Hybrids, Japan | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/22062/3742967
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Toyota to Supply Hybrid Systems to Fuji Heavy (Subaru):
Comments
hey a lousey 20%!!!!
not 50% better!!!
We going to pay for that!!!?????
in 2008??
Posted by: hhuey | Nov 29, 2005 2:31:58 PM
The miller cycle reduces pumping losts by elevation of the manifold pressure, in the case of a turbocharged engine this seems redundant.
Posted by: dg | Nov 30, 2005 1:10:58 PM
This is great news for Subaru and Toyota. They will both benefit.I think Subaru is very forward thinking.
Posted by: David Thomas | Dec 3, 2005 12:16:44 PM
