Posted on: Aug 14, 2011 | 411 reads

300% Efficiency Increase for the Vauxhall Vivaro by Protean

The big Vauxhall Vivaro van can utilize Protean's in-wheel electric motors to get a 55 mile electric-only range and in hybrid mode it can run 114 miles.

Protean Electric has reportedly developed in-wheel motors that increase efficiency by a huge 300 percent on the diesel Vauxhall Vivaro. Autoblog Green reports that "Protean Electric outfitted the front-wheel-drive Vivaro with a through-the-road hybrid conversion kit consisting of two of its PD-18 electric motors attached to the rear axle. Together, the pair of motors cranks out 'torque assist of up to 1,180 pound-feet peak and 740lb-ft. continuous at the rear wheels.''

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Using the new technology, the big Vivaro van is claimed to have a 55 mile electric-only range and 114 miles running in hybrid mode. That is three times more efficient than Vivaros without the in-wheel motor conversion. "Fleet operators should be lining up for a vehicle such as this that will provide more than a 65 percent reduction in fuel usage and CO2 emissions in a typical urban drive-cycle, while enabling electric-only operation for in-city low-emission zones such as London," said Bob Purcell, Protean CEO. The Vivaro ran its new technology at the 2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin and the eCarTec show in Munich.

300% Efficiency Increase for the Vauxhall Vivaro by Protean

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