Three leading European manufacturers (two powertrain, one electric motor) have been collaborating on a new diesel mild-hybrid powertrain, called the ECO-TARGET. The partners—AVL, GETRAG and ATB Antriebssysteme Thien—showed a prototype vehicle fitted with the system at the recent 16th Engine & Environment Conference in Austria.

A mild hybrid design uses the electric motor to contribute to propulsion, as well as running the electronic systems, supporting stop-start, and other fuel-saving measures, but not as a sole source of motive power. (A Short Field Guide to Hybrids.)

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