Reduction of fuel consumption and CO2-emissions is the major driver of new technologies in the automotive industry worldwide. Therefore the electrification of powertrain is mandatory to achieve the targets. This will not be limited to the premium and SUV segment. In these segments the sales numbers and the contribution to flied consumption are comparable low. The small and mid-size vehicle segments have higher sales volume but these segments are also much more cost sensitive and more limited in package constrains. In this paper FEV will present a compact and low cost hybrid concept, which allows an extended usage of electric driving also in sub-compact up to mid-size vehicles. With only one electric machine, a smaller battery due to efficiency improvement of the e-motor by two gears and a low mechanical transmission complexity the costs of this layout is lower than comparable concepts. At the same time this concept provides excellent comfort during launch and ICE-restart. The compact design allows east-west installation even with high power electric motors to achieve sufficient driving performance.
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