Hybrid BEV - A One Platform Solution for Future Passenger Cars

Authors

T. Uhlmann, N. Alt, C. Sahr, M. Thewes, A. Balazs, D. Lückmann, C. Kürten, T. Vosshall, A. Müller, M. Uebbing, FEV Europe GmbH

Summary

Public perception of the automobile is focusing more and more on vehicles with environmentally sustainable powertrains. By 2030, the legislation for Europe envisages a 37.5 % reduction in CO2 emissions from new passenger car fleets placed on the market compared to 2021, with values in the direction of 55 % projected. To comply with these ambitious targets, most OEM anticipate a significant share of vehicles with electric hybridized powertrains (xHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV). In former investigations, FEV has demonstrated that these ambitious targets can be achieved with a representative xHEV fleet in combination with an appropriate share of BEV. Since future market shares of BEV and xHEV are difficult to predict, a two-platform strategy is typically used by....

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