Hybrid Powertrains

Hybrid Powertrains

Learn about hybrid powertrains and share your gut on how hybrid powertrains will impact the automotive industry.

Irvine-based Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies, which develops powertrain and other energy-related technology, said Thursday that it has consolidated its two California operational facilities into a Lake Forest campus. The firm--which is behind the hybrid powertrain being used in plug-in hybrid...  
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The 'RC' is a new four-door coupe concept equipped with a hybrid powerplant from Peugeot that will be fully uncovered at the forthcoming Paris Auto Show in early October.  
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The engine will be used in the Chevrolet Cruze small car. Hybrids: GM's hybrid powertrain architecture is set for the near future. The rear-wheel-drive Two ...  
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Nissan yesterday unveiled prototypes for both a new all-electric powertrain vehicle as well as the first pictures of a prototype hybrid powertrain built on an Infiniti G35. Both systems would be run off a new lithium-ion battery pack system. We knew Nissan was working on a new electric car...  
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The best hybrids offer significant gas savings. The Toyota Prius, for example, returns the highest gas mileage of any five-passenger car we have ever tested ...  
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Achieving improved fuel consumption and emissions legislation beyond Euro IV will involve increasing use of new powertrain technologies if customer requirements for performance, cost and reliability are to be retained. Ricardo is investigating these technologies in collaboration with...  
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As part of its restructuring efforts, Ford is looking to double its hybrid and four-cylinder engine production by as late as 2011 and is planning the ...  
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The Zytek hybrid. Click to enlarge. Corsa Motorsports and UK-based Zytek Group have formed a strategic alliance to produce the first Le Mans Prototype car fitted with a hybrid powertrain.  
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Hybrid electric and electric powertrains maker Azure Dynamics Corp said it has opened a private placement to raise up to C$25 million , sending its shares 17.24 percent higher in London.  
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The auto industry has seen its share of technological leaps, whether it was the advent of electric starters, automatic transmissions or hybrid gas-electric powertrains.  
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According to Wikipedia:

Powertrains refers to the group of components that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air. This includes the engine, transmission, driveshafts, differentials, and the final drive (drive wheels, caterpillar track, propeller, etc.). Sometimes "powertrain" is used to refer to simply the engine and transmission, including the other components only if they are integral to the transmission.

A vehicle's driveline consists of the parts of the drivetrain excluding the engine and transmission. It is the portion of a vehicle, after the transmission, that changes depending on whether a vehicle is front wheel drive, four wheel drive, or rear wheel drive.

In a wider sense, the powertrain includes all components to transform chemical, physical or nuclear energy into secondary energy and deliver it to the interface to the outer world for propulsion purposes. This includes the utilisation of multiple power sources and non–wheel-based vehicles.

Hybrid vehicles use a combination of gas and electricity for fuel to deliver power to the drivetrain.

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