No other car - maker offers this trio
of electrified drivetrain options in one model.
Not exact matches
Behold the future
of Porsche: a 600 - hp, all - wheel - drive, all - electric super sedan that's a clear competitor to the Tesla Model S. Called the Porsche Mission E, this striking new concept car debuts at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show with a futuristic, 911 - inspired design inside and out and an innovative
electrified drivetrain.
As JLR also heads towards a wider range
of electrified hybrid and pure EV models like the upcoming I - Pace, the company is expected to use the letter E to represent such
drivetrains.
The hybrid variant is a key element
of Mitsubishi's effort to rebrand itself as a leader in
electrified drivetrains.
Nissan also went for variable compression over
electrified drivetrains to keep costs down, which might be an effective way to do some downsizing, but will hardly be clean enough for the environmental demands
of the next decade.
The automaker has yet to introduce a pure, battery - electric vehicle outside
of the limited - range Ford Focus Electric, but with $ 4.5 billion set aside for investment in
electrified vehicles by 2020, the automaker clearly isn't blind to the role
drivetrain electrification will play.
This turbocharged four - cylinder 2.0 - litre Ingenium oil burner isn't expected to receive any major adjustments with the facelift, but the Discovery Sport
drivetrain range will gain a new hybrid option as part
of Jaguar Land Rover's push to introduce an
electrified variant
of every model by 2020.
Automotive News Europe's Guide to Powertrains shows 96 locations — up from 91 last year — where the engines, transmissions and the new wave
of components that support the move to
electrified drivetrains are built in Europe, Russia, Turkey and beyond.
This approach is complemented by the various
electrified drivetrains on offer, which give the Clarity a low level
of interior ambient noise and a reduction in vibration and harshness.