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PSA Peugeot Citroën’s Hybrid Air technology wins Innovation Award at the 2013 Fleet World Honours

PSA’s Hybrid Air Tech Wins Award

PSA Peugeot Citroën’s Hybrid Air technology wins Innovation Award at the 2013 Fleet World Honours Ground-breaking & revolutionary hybrid system delivers fuel economy in excess of 94mpg Citroën C3 VTi 82 showcased Hybrid Air technology at 2013 Geneva Motor Show The unique and revolutionary Hybrid Air system developed by PSA Peugeot Citroën in cooperation with the Bosch® […]

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Digital representation of the PSA hybrid air system

PSA’s Hybrid Air System

Increasingly ambitious standards are being set worldwide to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses and pollutants (NOx and particulates), with targets of 95g of CO2 per km in Europe and 117g per km in China by 2020. Full-Hybrid vehicles will be a necessary part of the equation to meet the 2020 CAFE targets, even though the

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Vauxhall Ampera gets power and refinement from VOLTEC propulsion system

Vauxhall Ampera gets VOLTEC propulsion

Vauxhall Ampera gets power and refinement from VOLTEC propulsion system. Extended-range of more than 300-miles relieves “range anxiety” Instantaneous torque – exciting power delivery Geneva: The revolutionary Vauxhall Ampera will be the first electrically driven automobile with zero-emission capability in Europe that’s suitable for everyday driving. With its Voltec electric propulsion system providing lively acceleration

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