At Volkswagen's Wörthersee meeting this week, 13 apprentices from Volkswagen Wolfsburg and Sitech are presenting the first GTI that also
features electric propulsion: the Golf GTI First Decade.
This year, the Golf GTI First Decade takes center stage as the first GTI concept to
feature electric propulsion.
The ELR will advance the design theme of the Converj while
featuring an electric propulsion system made up of a T - shaped lithium - ion battery, an electric drive unit, and a four - cylinder engine - generator.
Not exact matches
In many ways, motorcycles are a lot more practical for
electric propulsion than cars: They are small and light and lack energy - hogging
features like air - conditioning and entertainment systems.
The Insight
features only one engine: A two - motor hybrid system with a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle four - cylinder engine, mated to an
electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack.
It
features a combustion engine and an
electric motor enabling purely
electric propulsion for the first time in a MINI.
As a concept, the Nissan Townpod comes with an impressive design, innovative
features but also with an
electric propulsion system borrowed from Nissan Leaf.
The 2019 Honda Insight
features the third - generation of the Honda two - motor hybrid system,
featuring a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle 4 - cylinder engine,
electric propulsion motor and a lithium - ion battery pack working together to offer 151 combined horsepower and 197 pound - feet of
electric motor torque.
There also is an unusual hybrid from DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes - Benz, the F500 research vehicle, that
features futuristic engineering and uses a powerful diesel -
electric propulsion system.
You might not associate
electric propulsion with serious power, but according the Nissan, the Leaf NISMO Racing Competition, which
features 48 compact lithium - ion battery modules and a 80kW AC synchronous motor that generates 107 HP and 208 lb - ft of torque is able to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 Km / h) in 6.85 seconds.
Performance
Features: Buick's eMotion
electric propulsion technology generates a maximum power of 410 kW, enabling the concept to sprint from 0 - 60 mph in 4 seconds.
In November 2015, the model range will be completed with the Plug - In Hybrid version, which will
feature the same
propulsion system as the new C - Class Plug - In Hybrid: a 2 - liter turbo with 211 HP, mated with a 60 kw
electric engine, ready for an
electric range of around 30 km.
The Pacifica Hybrid builds on all the winning
features of the standard Pacifica, but adds a plug - in hybrid drivetrain, complementing its V6 engine with
electric propulsion.
Advanced New Powertrain The all - new Insight is powered by the third generation of Honda's two - motor hybrid system,
featuring a highly efficient 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine, a powerful
electric propulsion motor, and lithium - ion battery pack.
At this week's North American International Auto Show, Infiniti promised it would only field new products
featuring some sort of electrified
propulsion starting in 2021, thus joining half the automotive universe in promising an «
electric» future.