SAIC Plans to Launch Mild Hybrid in Late 2010
2009-01-23 Source：english.chinabuses.com
Summarize：Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. expects to start mass producing its first hybrid before the end of 2010, sources say.
The car will be refitted from SAIC's existing Roewe 750, says an SAIC source ...
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. expects to start mass producing its first hybrid before the end of 2010, sources say.
The car will be refitted from SAIC's existing Roewe 750, says an SAIC source.
The Roewe 750 is a mid-sized sedan based on the Rover 75 platform that SAIC purchased from the England-based MG Rover Group in early 2005.
The car will be a mild hybrid, which uses an electric motor to assist propulsion. The electric motor cannot power the car alone.
Fitted with a lithium ion battery, the hybrid burns 20 percent less fuel the standard Roewe 750, says the SAIC source.
American supplier Johnson Controls Inc. will supply the lithium ion battery, while British engine technology company Ricardo Plc. is working on the revised powertrain, according to industry sources familiar with the situation.
SAIC also plans to launch an electric car after the hybrid, but no timeframe is available.
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