Diesel can have another life: the technique to make it “eternal” has been revealed, with this engine everything changes – QuattroMania

Do you love your diesel car but for traffic reasons would you like a hybrid? A solution has arrived that is right for you.

Dieselgate, in less than 10 years, has drastically reduced the supply of new diesel cars. Since then, powerful market players such as Volkswagen have decided to focus on cars on tap. The strategy turned out to be quick and wrong. There are those who love it Toyota instead, it continued to push hybrid engines and continued to be successful.

If in 2017 diesel engines accounted for more than 50% of new car sales in Europe, in 2020 this figure has fallen below 30% and will continue to decrease. The European Union has tightened emissions regulations, saying that cars with combustion engines, including hybrids, will no longer be marketed from 2035. Until then, many people decided to focus on hybrid cars. breed The market has taken off in recent years, also thanks to him the electricity and methane crisis.

The transition to electric and hybrid vehicles seems inevitable, but not everyone is willing to settle for EVs. Many still drive diesel vehicles which are very polluting and have many restrictions in cities. For this reason, many companies plan to convert diesel cars into hybrids with technical modifications. Many do not want to give up their thermal car they are thinking of switching to a hybrid.

Converting diesel cars to hybrids

The diesel to hybrid conversion kit is designed to fit a wide range of small cars, both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The company has created a network of more than a thousand workshops in France where the installation is done. Get into a diesel car and leave behind the wheel of a modern hybrid. In France the aim is to speed up the movement towards cars with lithium-ion batteries accelerating the transformation process of the vehicle fleet.

The set includes an electric motor between 41 HP and 54 HPreplaces the original gearbox of the diesel vehicle. The car would be equipped with a battery located in the trunk and offer an electric range of 70 km. A charger supports powers between 1.2 kW and 3 kW which allows it to be fully recharged in a time between 7 and 3 hours respectively. Tests have already shown that the equipment can reduce fuel consumption by up to 1.4 liters per 100km and CO2 emissions by 39g/km. The costs? Estimated at around 7,500 euros. The French government could offer subsidies to reduce the cost of the conversion.