Chang’an to launch CX30 soft hybrid
The CX30 is not Chang’as’s first hybrid, previously they had worked on the Jiexun hybrid which garnered some international headlines for them, but it is not clear how they sold. The Jie Xun went onto service the Olympic Games in 2008 as part of the Green Fleet of cars that were on demand to service the Olympians.
The CX30 was developed in partnership with Bosch automotive with the technology being fairly well developed with it being suited to stop-start driving conditions in the city center. The stop-start system in the CX30 is able to save around 6-8% fuel compared to a similar sized displacement engines, the emissions are also down 12% over a similar sized engine.
Chang’ans marketing manager Mr. Wang Jun Ri revealed that by 2012 the majority of Chang’an models will be be utilising soft hybrid systems such as the above CX30.
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If this is a Stop/Start “mild” hybrid system then its the kind used in GM trucks, i.e. it shuts the engine off when it would otherwise idle and restarts it instantly on demand. This type of hybrid has no ability to drive the wheels electrically like BYD’s F3DM. I’m surprised it gives as much as 8% in fuel savings