For a number of years, protection of the environment has been an integral part of the PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN group’s development policy. This preoccupation is based on strong beliefs and has brought substantial results. Nowhere more so than in Europe, where in 2006 the Group sold one million vehicles emitting less than 140 g of CO2 per km and helped make the PSA Peugeot Citroën group one of the world’s leading manufacturers of vehicles with low greenhouse gas emissions.
Many technological innovations aimed at cutting fuel consumption and exhaust emissions are being introduced by Peugeot according to specific market requirements, all aimed at protecting the environment.
The new HybridHDi technological demonstrator which is showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show represents another step on the path towards the planned commercialisation of the vehicle in 2010.
Reviews carried out since the unveiling of the first 307 HybridHDi demonstrator in 2006 have confirmed the sound judgment of the initial strategic and technical decisions. In the first place, the choice of the diesel engine in a parallel hybrid power train produces a significant reduction in fuel consumption, and secondly the introduction of this technology into family vehicles which form the basis of the European market.
The demonstrator presented is a 308 Premium Pack five door model incorporating the most efficient parallel hybrid architecture to date, combined with a 6-speed electronically controlled manual gearbox. The 80 kW 1.6 HDi DPFS diesel engine coupled with a 16 kW electric motor provides an available power of 96 kW, comparable to that of the 308 with the 2.0 litre HDi DPFS 100 kW diesel engine. Fuel consumption in the combined cycle is 3.4 litres/100 km and 90g/km of CO2 or a reduction of 38 % compared to an equivalent 308 HDi.
In addition, the engine has been designed to meet the future Euro V directive which comes into force in 2009 and offers the possibility of driving exclusively in electric or “ZEV” (Zero Emission Vehicle) mode for journeys in regulated urban centres.
