EU RESEARCH PROJECT BOOSTS HYBRID PERFORMANCE
June 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is funding a Euro EUR9.88 million research project to boost the performance of hybrid cars made in Europe and lower the cost of their manufacture. This 'Hi-CEPS' study involves Fiat, Ford Europe and Peugeot-Citroën. One of its tasks is preventing the common hybrid bug of air conditioning shutdowns once the engine stops. Its researchers also want European hybrids to use a wider range of alternative fuels than at present. It also wants them to operate with a greater degree of standardization than at present.
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