Walter Burow, head of electronic control systems at Deutz AG, explained that loaders are an ideal application for
hybrid drives. "The result of the combination between diesel engine and electric engine assures a very dynamic but efficient performance," Burow said.
As part of the contract, Enova will fully design and integrate its Post-Transmission 80 kW
Hybrid Drive System with nickel metal hydride batteries, providing a hybrid solution not only for new vehicles but also offering the ability to retrofit existing vehicles.
Compared to a traditional hard drive, Toshiba says [PDF] its
hybrid drive can cut applications load times roughly in half.
The vehicle features a second-generation Lexus
Hybrid Drive system that claims to provide improved fuel economy, lower emissions and improved performance.
The
hybrid drive train, which will be suitable for commercial vehicles, will incorporate Sevcon's latest Gen4 AC motor controller.
If the driver prefers not to use the micro
hybrid drive system, it can be deactivated via a switch on the centre console until the next time the car is started.
With the micro
hybrid drive system, the engine stops when it senses that the speed falls below 5mph and the driver is braking.
MHD is Smart-talk for a stop/start system and stands for Micro
Hybrid Drive. The system generates electricity to charge the battery when the driver is braking, and automatically cuts the engine when the speed drops below 8km/h (about 5mph).
The company is aiming to clean up with the imminent arrival of a new model featuring what they call "micro
hybrid drive."
The Lexus
hybrid drive advert included the vehicle's carbon emissions of 192g of CO2 per km in the small print, and claimed it was "better for the environment but without the compromise".
Technical details are patchy but the car is said to use the existing 3.6 litre V6 petrol engine mated to a
hybrid drive train which lowers emissions and improves fuel consumption.