The Hyundai-Nuvis Hybrid

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The Hyundai Nuvis is a new hybrid concept car which is the eleventh signature concept car to be designed at the company’s California Design Center in Irvine. It has all the concepts of the tall urban car combined with a premium utility vehicle.

This concept car is powered by Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive architecture, which uses breakthrough lithium polymer battery technology. The car design has taken inspiration from water and snow. Our goal was to create a living machine, constantly moving, that the driver and passengers could be part of,” said John Krsteski, Hyundai Design manager. “There are no lines on or in this car that are standing still.”

Large doors, 22” wheels, a luxurious interior, comfortable seating covered with environmentally friendly textiles, all go to make the car ecologically friendly. There are nine major things which go into this hybrid which is green:

• An efficient 30kW electric motor, delivering 205 N-m of torque
• A regenerative braking system
• An integrated starter generator that enables the engine to turn off at stops and restart automatically under acceleration.
• A breakthrough lithium polymer battery package, with 5.3 Ah of capacity at 270 volts.
• Optimized Theta II 2.4-liter engine
• Six-speed automatic transmission with an improved-efficiency electric oil pump.
• Weight-efficient architecture coupled with a low drag coefficient.
• Electric air conditioning compressor.
• Hybrid power control unit.

With this Hyundai is going forward in its goal of being the fuel efficiency leader in cars by 2015.