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Linamar Unveils Agilit-e(TM) Hybrid Power Unit
Innovation Improves Fuel Economy By Up To 80 Percent For All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles GUELP...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nInnovation Improves Fuel Economy By Up To 80 Percent For All-Wheel-Drive\n Vehicles\n\n\nGUELPH, ON, April 15, 2013 /CNW/ - As global demand for vehicles with\n all-wheel drive (AWD) capabilities and increased fuel efficiency\n continue to grow, Linamar Corporation's newly developed Agilit-e™ Hybrid Power Unit offers automakers a modular system for hybrid\n all-wheel drive applications. The Linamar system also offers increased\n safety while reducing vehicle emissions and improving city driving fuel\n economy by up to 80 percent.\n\n\nLinamar's demonstration vehicle, a Cadillac SRX, features the Agilit-e™ Hybrid Power Unit with twin independent 75kW motors. Its lithium-ion\n batteries supply the SRX with enough electric power to run up to 20\n miles without using its internal combustion engine and provide extra\n power that can be utilized to improve acceleration when required. The\n twin motors can be programmed for fully independent active torque\n vectoring, which increases safety and handling by improving\n front-to-back and side-to-side drivability and optimizes vehicle\n stability during turns, evasive maneuvers and slippery conditions.\n\n\nThe Agilit-e™ Hybrid Power Unit can be integrated with virtually any existing\n standard two-wheel drive powertrain design to achieve an all-wheel\n drive hybrid system. The combination of conventional front-wheel drive\n and electric rear-wheel drive greatly improves fuel economy, vehicle\n stability and performance, at a reduced overall system cost.\n\n\n\"Consumers increasingly want the safety of all-wheel drive, the fuel\n efficiency of a hybrid, and the power of an internal combustion\n engine,\" said Mark Stoddart, CTO, Linamar Corporation. \"The Agilit-e™ Hybrid Power Unit answers all of those needs without sacrificing\n performance or adding significant costs.\"\n\n\nAgilit-e™ is a fully integrated, modular and scalable unit that eliminates\n mechanical complexity and allows for 'bolt-on' installation between the\n vehicle's suspension components. The unit can be used on a wide-range\n of applications from micro hybrid to PHEV/EV. The Agilit-e™ system is capable of powering the rear wheels in conjunction with the\n traditional powertrain, which drives the front wheels, allowing the\n vehicle to operate in four different driv...