TVS has officially been bitten by the green bug. It has just bombarded the Delhi Auto Expo floor with two hybrids. The TVS Scooty becomes its first scooter to get the Hybrid treatment, also on offer was the King hybrid three wheeler. These vehicles (13 of them to be precise) have been made available for use by the organizers and visitors at the Pragathi Maidan. The King Hybrid is the worlds first Mild Hybrid – Plug in – CNG three wheeler…and as specific and boring it may sound, it is actually a pretty important step as more and more of our three wheelers are becoming CNG and the pollution for these vehicles are among the highest for any particular category. The CO2 levels are down a whopping 22% and NOx by 20%, these figures are made possible by a flux motor coupled with the engine and it helps out during acceleration. The system is specifically designed to reduced the carbon footprint and its advanced systems include regenerative braking which charges the batteries with energy from braking.
The Scooty Streak Hybrid also has all the advanced tech mentioned earlier along with start-stop technology. This shuts off the engines automatically when the vehicle is stationary and turns it on again when given some acceleration. This results in huge fuel eonomy savings.
The Scooty will have four modes of operation:
1. Electric Only: For short trips and zero-fuel consumption
2. Engine Only: When battery SOC is very low
3. Hybrid Electric Mode: Both sources run as per the programmed strategy
4. Hybrid Power Mode: Both engine and electric together for better acceleration
These myriad number of modes will result in sharp reduction of emission numbers, up to 30% for CO2 and 25% for NOx. Not that we done care about the environment, but if we can save some money while saving the environment, we will be all the more merrier. And that makes us smile the most when we hear the fuel consumption will be reduced by a massive 30%. High school boys and girls, your pocket money is a little bit safer..
Press Release:
Bangalore, 31 December 2009: TVS Motor Company will showcase its range of vehicles including those that run on alternative energy sources at the up-coming auto expo in New Delhi. The company has also provided the organizers with eight hybrid two-wheelers and five hybrid auto-rickshaws. The hybrid version of Scooty Streak will be for use by the organizers while the hybrid version of the auto-rickshaw, TVS KING, will be available for use by visitors, to move within the premises at Pragathi Maidan.
TVS Motor Company will also have on display the TVS QUBE 2.0, carrying forward
the iconic minimalistic DNA of the award winning QUBE that uses an electric-hybrid motor, as it gets closer to reality.
These products are in alignment with TVS Motor Company’s stated mission to produce environment friendly vehicles that exceed prevalent emission norms and create good value proposition to customers. These products further emphasize TVS Motor Company’s commitment to pursue green technologies that will lead to substantial reduction in CO2 levels from a portfolio of products.
Incidentally, TVS Motor Company is the first established automobile manufacturer in India to commercially produce electric vehicles.
With the Hybrid-TVS KING, TVS Motor Company announces the arrival of the world’s first mild hybrid – plug in � CNG 3 wheeler. The vehicle’s cutting edge technology features a high efficiency axial flux motor coupled with the engine to provide power assistance during acceleration. This effectively supports the low emission CNG engine to ensure vastly reduced overall emission levels. TVS King Hybrid brings down the CO2 emission level by 22% and HC+ NOx emission by over 20%. When managing the power assist operation, the intelligent micro-controller based high efficiency power drive, additionally recovers the energy available during deceleration and braking by the way of regenerative charging. An advanced micro controller based system, manages the energy generated from the battery and CNG such that it is best suited to the operating points in terms of CO2 generation. It also works as a smart battery SOC monitor by way of high speed-high sampling rate current integration. In addition, the system control conserves the energy by shutting down the relevant power sources to optimize the CO2 reduction at relevant operating points.
The TVS Streak Hybrid two-wheeler has a four-stroke engine and an electric hub motor as the two sources of power. This is a parallel hybrid system wherein both engine and electric vehicle modes are available. The power sources will be in operation as per the programmed strategy or the mode selected by the user. To make the most efficient use of the energy, this hybrid system charges the battery when the brakes are applied and utilizes this power whenever required. In addition, this two-wheeler conserves energy when the vehicle is stationary at a traffic signal or at a standstill condition by stopping the power source.
The TVS Streak Hybrid has four optional modes for users to choose from
1. Electric Only: For short trips and zero-fuel consumption
2. Engine Only: When battery SOC is very low
3. Hybrid Electric Mode: Both sources run as per the programmed strategy
4. Hybrid Power Mode: Both engine and electric together for better acceleration
Green technologies used in these hybrid electric vehicles deliver excellent emission reduction and improved fuel economy. This achieves 30 % CO2 emission reduction,
25% HC + NO x reduction and 30 % improvement in fuel economy (all at IDC condition).
These products are the result of company’s unwavering pursuit for green technologies to create pragmatic innovations that benefit the lives of people.
