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TECH FOCUS: A plug-in hybrid version of the Renault E-Tech

Renault is currently launching the Clio on the market with the hybrid version of its E-Tech transmission, a remarkably innovative system presented in detail in our dossier "Renault E-Tech, an efficient and affordable full-hybrid transmission". The Captur will also go on sale before the summer, but this will be a plug-in hybrid version, and the Megane Estate will follow shortly afterward. A 9.8 kWh battery and charger are installed in the platform, the voltage has been increased to 400 V and a Sport Mode combines the power of the petrol engine and the two electric motors.

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The auto industry reinvents the electric motor — Part 1 of 2

Since its invention nearly 200 years ago, the electric motor has become so popular that its use is ubiquitous in many fields. Is there nothing more to invent? Well, yes actually because the auto industry has been adapting the electric motor — improving its efficiency (which is not as great as so often advertised), increasing its power density, and reducing its weight, form factor, and cost — to meet growing demand for electric and hybrid cars. Of all the types of electric machine technologies, only a few have been chosen by auto manufacturers and suppliers.

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