Coming soon the Mahindra Scorpio Hybrid

Mahindra have just unveiled their hybrid version of the scorpio at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress being held in Detroit.India being its home market,we are most likely to be the first market for the car after which it would be exported to other countries.

The hybrid system was co-developed by Mahindra with FEV.What makes the system unique is the relatively cheap price of the system and the fact that it is a diesel.

The Mahindra Scorpio hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) features the following characteristics:
• Diesel-electric parallel hybrid vehicle with four major functions:
• Start-stop
• Electric launch
• Torque augmentation
• Regenerative braking
• Seamless but enhanced driving experience
• 2.2 Liter, I-4, second generation diesel common rail engine with 85 kW and 270 Nm ratings
• 6-speed automatic transmission
• 30 kW (peak) motor with max torque of 270 Nm (peak) and a max speed 8500 rpm
• 288V, 8.4 Ah NiMH battery
• Quick cold start with e-motor assist

This system would change the way the world looks at diesel and nobody can use the "dirty" tag anymore infact the diesel hybrids may just mean the end of the road for the petrol hybrids.

[source:FEV]