Citroen-Peugeot reaches 50,000 Hybrid sales in Europe

French automobile maker PSA, responsible for the Peugeot and Citroen brands, has just sold the 50,000th example of it’s Hybrid drivetrain in Europe. PSA launched its diesel-hybrid system at the beginning of 2012. It’s used in four different models, Citroen’s DS5 Hybrid4, Peugeot’s 3008 and 508 Hybrid4 and the Peugeot RXH, a diesel-hybrid crossover. With 167 horsepower to […]

Peugeot 3008 Hybrid 4

The Peugeot’s 3008 Hybrid uses a simple system to Hybridise a 2.0L HDI four cylinder Diesel with an electric motor. It takes an existing combustion engine model and uses a 27kw electric rear axle. Electronics control the interaction between the front drive and rear electric motor without a single physical link between the two axles. The […]