Peugeot Previews New 508 with e-HDI Stop/Start; HYbrid4 Technology Shortly After Launch
13 July 2010
Peugeot previewed its new 508 sedan, to be introduced and the Paris Motor Show in October, and due to go onsale at the beginning of 2011. The 508 will feature the new e-HDi system (new-generation Stop & Start with improved driveability and economy). It will also feature, a few months after launch, HYbrid4 technology, with its 147 kW (200 bhp) and all-wheel drive potential. (Earlier post.)
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| The 508. Click to enlarge. |
Peugeot’s HYbrid4 technology uses a parallel architecture combining a diesel engine, electric motor, 6-speed electronically controlled manual gearbox (MCP) and a stop-start system.
The HYbrid4 is a “through-the-road” hybrid system. The engine in the HYbrid4 system is in the front of the vehicle, while the power electronics and electric machine are at the rear, enabling four-wheel drive: the engine drives the front wheels, while the electric motor, placed within the rear suspension linkage, drives the rear wheels. Everything is managed electronically—there is no mechanical connection between the front and the rear.
The hybrid version of the 508 will offer emissions of 99 g/km of CO2 (or zero in electric mode).
Based on PSA Peugeot Citroën’s platform 3, the 508 will be produced in Rennes-La-Janais, in France, for the European market. From 2011, the 508 will also be produced in Wuhan, China.
This future hybrid could easily be updated with different EV to ICE ratios, as batteries evolve. It could go from predominant ICE to predominant EV within 5 years and to full EV by 2020.
Smart idea to have some of the mass production done in China (possibly India and Russia too) for the local expanding market and export to the region and worldwide.
Posted by: HarveyD | 13 July 2010 at 07:44 AM