PSA Peugeot Citroën Seeks Cooperation to Develop Air Hybrid Technology

According to the report of the British car magazine Autocar on October 24th, Gilles Le Borgne, head of research and development of the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, said that the company’s leading-edge technology, the Hybrid Air, is looking for partners because it is too expensive.
As the car moves forward with inertia, the air-compressed compressed gas and gasoline are converted into propulsion when the car accelerates or climbs again. The Peugeot 2008 prototype has used this technology, but at the recent Paris Motor Show, the Peugeot Citroen Group displayed the Peugeot 208 with this technology.

At the same time, the company also used a hybrid power technology-based powertrain on its C4 Cactus model to create the C4 Cactus Airflow 2L concept vehicle.

The air hybrid system can help users save fuel consumption and reduce carbon emissions by 30%. However, Le Borgne stated that about 500,000 vehicles must use the system each year to obtain economic benefits because the system includes a considerable number of components including hydraulic motors, special gearboxes, and 300-bar fuel tanks. There are no such parts in the models. He also said that car companies are like big ships and need time to maximally change their course.

At present, the company is looking for suitable partners through its component supplier Bosch, but disappointingly, there is no response. Le Borgne said that the air hybrid technology is under development but it needs a large investment and the company is not able to develop it for the time being.

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