Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

Infiniti unveiled its first production hybrid, the M35 Hybrid, at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. There is also a significant improvement in fuel efficiency at highway mode, compared to conventional systems. The architecture of Nissan/Infiniti’s new parallel one motor/two clutch system. Elements of the new hybrid drive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Adapting the 6F architecture to the EcoBoost engine demanded a close look at every component, piece of hardware, and calibration measure to ensure that this transmission could answer the needs of a higher output engine; help, not hinder, fuel economy; and meet Ford’s strict durability standards. mm versus 31.5 mm on the 6F-50.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

December 2009 had 28 selling days vs. 26 days in December 2008; all comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted day sales rate. EcoBoost provides customers up to 20% improvement in fuel economy and a 15% reduction in emissions versus larger-displacement engines. Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% to 73,404 units.

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2009 Sale Hybrid Altima Hybrid 207

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Nissan’s 1-motor, 2-clutch parallel hybrid system (1M2CL), first introduced in 2010 for the rear-wheel drive Infiniti M35 Hybrid ( earlier post ), has since grown into its second-generation rear-wheel drive system as well as spawned a front-wheel drive variant with CVT ( earlier post ). This boosts fuel economy. Source: Nissan.

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 236