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PSA and Ricardo UK to develop ultra-low CO2 hybrid car EFFICIENT-C holds prospect of ultra-low CO2 emission car Following their winning submission to the UK Government's Ultra Low Carbon Car Challenge, PSA Peugeot Citro‘n, Ricardo UK Ltd and QinetiQ today revealed plans for their £3M project, codenamed EFFICIENT-C, to develop a C-segment passenger car capable of ultra-low CO2 emissions while delivering competitive standards of vehicle performance and refinement. EFFICIENT-C will involve the development and demonstration of a highly efficient parallel hybrid power train system installed in a Citro‘n Berlingo Multispace passenger car. Development of this vehicle is expected to take 18 months and with a potential for delivery in future products available to customers. The first phase of the programme will comprise a feasibility study, which will define the final vehicle architecture. Key technologies envisaged at this stage for in the EFFICIENT-C vehicle include: - An efficient PSA Peugeot Citro‘n HDi common rail diesel engine, delivering peak performance of around 90 bhp while achieving Euro IV emissions levels with low-cost after treatment technology. - A high output Direct Current (DC) electric motor-generator enabling stop/start operation of the diesel engine, torque assist, efficient electrical power generation, regenerative braking and all electric traction at low speed. - An automated manual transmission (AMT) delivering high standards of refinement and driveability in a cost effective manner - An advanced energy storage system using NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) or Li-ION (Lithium-Ion) batteries, possibly combined with super capacitors, to achieve the energy and power densities required for efficient operation of the vehicle. - Advanced control and electronics architecture, enabling the many constituent technologies of the hybrid vehicle to operate at optimal efficiency. The EFFICIENT-C vehicle is targeted to achieve CO2 emissions of 89.5g/km over the combined ECE + EUDC drive cycle (this equates to a well-to-wheels CO2 emissions level of 100g/km, using pump grade diesel fuel). Exhaust emissions will be within Euro IV levels. Vehicle performance targets include a 0-100kph acceleration time of less than 13 seconds and a top speed in excess of 150kph. The EFFICIENT-C team represents a unique mix of skills in the development of hybrid vehicle technology that will be used for the benefit of the project: - PSA PEUGEOT CITROèN will provide its expertise in vehicle architecture. It will deliver the base vehicle hardware and engineering support to the integration of hybrid technologies, including power train, energy storage and associated control systems. The company will also provide guidance to ensure production and cost feasibility and consumer acceptability. - RICARDO the world leading independent automotive engineering consultancy, will contribute programme management and hybrid vehicle systems integration expertise. It will also provide power train and vehicle control/electronics development, demonstrator vehicle build and production cost-benefit analysis. - QINETIQ Europe's largest science and technology solutions provider, will bring expertise in the areas of energy storage, power electronics, battery management and hybrid power train modelling. The company will also provide prototype energy storage and management hardware to support the demonstrator vehicle Note to editors: The Ultra Low Carbon Challenge was launched by the UK Government on 29 April 2003 and invited proposals from individual companies and consortia to demonstrate the feasibility of a family sized ultra-low carbon car in the UK. The five winning proposals, which included the EFFICIENT-C project, were announced by Green Fuels Minister David Jamieson on October 15, 2003. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
