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Citroën unveiled the
Berlingo Dynavolt at the March 1999 Geneva Motor Show.
This is the latest Citroën
to be fitted with a hybrid engine. It is both practical and
economical.
Sibling to the Berlingo Electrique and to the Saxo
Dynavolt
, this experimental vehicle is fitted with a two cylinder LPG engine
which drives an alternator/starter. A second engine supplies the
electric motor with additional energy which supplements the
batteries. The driver need not worry about which motive source is
in use - an electronic management unit decides when to start the LPG
engine. For journeys in excess of 80 km (50 miles), both the
batteries and auxiliary engine power the electric motor. For
journeys of less than 80 km, the batteries alone provide the motive
power. This results in zero emissions while on battery power
alone and extremely low CO2 emissions when the LPG unit is working.
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