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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedFord, Visteon develop micro hybrid; Valeo, Siemens VDO and Bosch also at work on systems.(News)(micro hybrid powertrain)
Automotive News Europe, October, 2005 by Lewin, Tony
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Byline: Tony Lewin
Ford Europe could be the first European automaker to sell a vehicle with a micro hybrid powertrain.
Micro hybrids typically feature start-stop technology combined with regenerative braking. The energy recovered from braking is stored in a battery that can be tapped to help support other systems in the car.
Ford expects to introduce a micro hybrid powertrain in two years, possibly on the Galaxy large minivan. It has developed the technology with US supplier Visteon.
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