Hybrid Diesel Car

Hybrid diesel car can potentially get as much as over 100 MPG fuel economy, as demonstrated by early concept models.

These hybrid cars use a diesel engine for power generation.

The reason why concept cars with such an engine have been receiving great fuel economy, is that the diesel engine's high torque, combined with hybrid technology, can offer substantially improved mileage.

Also, diesel engines have certain advantages when delivering constant power for long periods of time, suffering less wear while operating at higher efficiency.

What is even more great from an environmental point of view, is that the diesel engines can use 100% biofuels, in this case called biodiesel.

So far, however, diesel-electric hybrids have only been available for mass transit vehicles, particularly buses.

For passanger cars, concept cars from especially Volkswagen have been encouraging. Their best diesel hybrid has achieved fuel economy of 2 liters / 100 km, which translates to 118 MPG.

Other concept vehicles in this market are the Peugeot 307, Citroën C4 Hybride HDi, and Citroën C-Cactus.

Also, General Motors has a concept Opel Astra Diesel Hybrid, which has been under development for several years.


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