The Potential of Hybrid Powertrains in the Various Vehicle Classes

Authors

Dipl.-Ing. Hans Kemper, Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Weinowski, Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Rütten, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Janssen, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Aachen; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Pischinger, Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Seibel, Lehrstuhl für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen, RWTH Aachen;

Year

2007

Summary

The market growth for hybrid vehicles happens mainly in the United States and in Japan, while the registration numbers for hybrid vehicles stay low in Europe. In the view of the current discussions about the necessary reduction of the worldwide CO2 emissions, it is also important for Europe, which contributions hybridization of drivetrains in the different vehicle classes can provide. This article tries to answer this question. Therefore possible and probable scenarios of conventional drivetrain improvements are assumed and based on these assumptions contributions of hybrid technology are evaluated. To reach 130 g/km CO2 emissions in the European vehicle fleet a class specific combination of conventional and hybrid technologies will be the choice.

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