This model combines petrol and compressed air to offer a fully hy rid solution with zero emissions for up to 80 percent of the time, with no fuel consumption.
It combines two energies and uses new components to the motor industry which have been widely tested in other sectors like aeronautics. Compressed air will assist, or even take the place of Peugeot's latest generation compact 3-cylinder petrol engine during the phases which consume the most energy, like accelerating and moving off. Switching between the three modes offered is seamless for the driver., i.e. Air mode, Petrol mode and Combined mode.
The car will be unveiled at Geneva Motor Show next week where the Lion Brand will reaffirm its strategy of reducing fuel consumption and C02 emissions across its range.
In tests, it achieved a figure of 97.4mpg (2.9 L/100km) and C02 levels of 69g/km. It's a big step towards their ultimate goal of improving fuel consumption even further to 140mpg (2.0 L/100km) with affordable technology that can be applied to cars and light commercial vehicles in the B and C segments.
