Geely unveils new Guinness-certified i-HEV hybrid system with incredible efficiency

Geely has unveiled its new i-HEV hybrid system, which the company claims has a 48.41% maximum thermal efficiency on its engine. This, according to Geely, is one of the highest such numbers in mass production today.

The new i-HEV system improves overall energy efficiency by more than 10% with AI-based energy management and a dedicated hybrid powertrain which comes in multiple options including 1.5l petrol, 1.5l turbodiesel, and 2.0l turbodiesel.

The new i-HEV system achieved a Guinness-certified fuel consumption figure of just 2.22l/100km under combined conditions. The electric drive provides 230kW, which enables acceleration from 0 to 19 mph in 1.84 seconds, which is, of course, a useless number since no one counts acceleration like that.

However, Geely says the new system is optimized for low-speed urban driving and energy recovery efficiency, which is probably why it shared an acceleration number only to that speed.

The new i-HEV system will be used by Geely in China across its entire range of vehicles.

Source (in Chinese) | Via