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
10/06/2013 by
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 […]