10 hours Ago By The Korea Herald
Carmaker's latest hybrid tech will expand to Genesis, Kia lineups as part of broader electrification strategy Hyundai Motor has unveiled a next-generation hybrid system as the automaker aims to strengthen its market presence by offering better hybrid vehicles to customers across the globe. At a media showcase held at Crest 72 in central Seoul on April 10, Hyundai Motor presented full-scale models of the new system, emphasizing that it can be combined with different engines to offer optimized performance and fuel efficiency tailored to fit the characteristics of various vehicles, and cover the output between early-100 horsepower and mid-300 horsepower. Based on a new parallel structure that places a traction motor and a starter motor in the transmission, Hyundai Motor said the new system not only improves a vehicle’s power performance and fuel efficiency, but also reduces noise and vibration while allowing a smooth shifting.
According to Hyundai Motor, the transmission of the new hybrid system allows a torque of up to 46.9 kilogram-force meter, an increase of about 25 percent from the existing hybrid system. In case of the Palisade, equipped with a gasoline 2.
5 turbo hybrid, the large sport utility vehicle boasts a maximum fuel efficiency of 14.1 kilometers per liter with 334 horsepower, each approximately 45 percent and 19 percent higher than a 2.5 turbo gasoline model.
On top of improving the vehicle’s driving experience with the new hybrid powertrain, Hyundai Motor also announced that it has decided to apply various technologies used on its electric vehicles to the hybrid models. For instance, hybrid vehicles will have what Hyundai calls the “Stay Mode,” which allows drivers and passengers to use a hybrid car’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as infotainment features with the engine turned off for up to one hour, when the system’s battery is between 70 to 80 percent charged. Hyundai will also equip its hybrid vehicles with its Vehicle-to-Load, or V2L, technology, which allows drivers to use stored electricity in the vehicle to power external devices with an output of 3.
6 kilowatts. The newly developed hybrid system will first be loaded onto the Palisade, which began mass production this month. In the future, the automaker plans to expand the hybrid system to other vehicles of Hyundai Motor, sister affiliate Kia and its luxury brand Genesis in phases.
“Hyundai Motor Group has developed an innovative next-generation hybrid system by combining our long-standing experience in developing engines, transmissions and hybrid systems with the world-class electrification technology used in our EVs,” said Han Dong-hee, head of Hyundai Motor’s electrified propulsion test center. “We will continue to develop innovative technologies that actively utilize electrification technologies amid the EV transition period and we will offer customers eco-friendly and outstanding vehicle experiences through this.”.
