French automaker Peugeot is gearing up for an “electrical yr” in 2023 with the launch of recent applied sciences. The most recent addition is the 48V HYBRID system, designed by Stellantis, which is able to first be supplied on Peugeot’s 3008 and 5008 fashions earlier than increasing to different fashions sooner or later. The 48V HYBRID system provides to the corporate’s current household of electrified engines, together with plug-in hybrid, 100% electrical and gasoline cell variants.
The 48V HYBRID system includes a new-generation 136bhp PureTech petrol engine coupled with a 6-speed dual-clutch electrified gearbox, together with an electrical motor. The know-how supplies further torque at low engine speeds and reduces gasoline consumption by as much as 15% (from 126g of CO2/km on 3008 and from 128g of CO2/km on 5008). In metropolis driving, a C-segment SUV outfitted with the HYBRID system can function over 50% of the time in 100% zero-emission electrical mode. The system’s operation is indicated on the PEUGEOT i-Cockpit® handset, and the completely different modes could be activated mechanically.
The HYBRID system supplies a number of advantages, resembling gasoline financial savings of round 1 litre/100 km on a C-segment SUV in comparison with non-electric petrol engines with comparable options. This efficiency interprets into a mean lower of 20g/km in CO2 emissions (in response to the WLTP mixed cycle) on the 3008 and 5008. Moreover, when the battery cost permits, the HYBRID system can begin, manoeuvre (e.g., to park), and drive at low velocity in heavy site visitors in 100% electrical mode.
All of the components that make up this new engine are positioned beneath the hood, aside from the 48V battery, which is put in beneath the entrance left seat of the PEUGEOT 3008 and 5008. The 48V Lithium-Ion battery has a gross capability of 898Wh and an obtainable capability of 432Wh. It’s designed to keep up the identical stage of efficiency all through the lifetime of the car and comes with an unique 8-year/160,000 km guarantee.
Peugeot’s 3008 and 5008 fashions outfitted with the brand new HYBRID engine have a selected show, and an Acoustic Automobile Alerting System (AVAS) will emit sound exterior as much as 30 km/h to warn pedestrians and cyclists of an approaching car. These fashions will likely be produced within the Sochaux plant and bought in Europe within the second quarter of 2023. The brand new engine may even change the PureTech 130 EAT8 and can quickly be obtainable on different fashions within the Peugeot vary, resembling 208, 2008, 308, 308 SW, and 408.
