Vw Mild Hybrid. On the one hand it doesnt sound like a good Prius rival and on the other performance might be compromised. The eTSI-badged mild-hybrid engines use a 48V belt startergenerator linked to a 48V battery and mounted directly to a seven-speed direct-shift gearbox DSG.
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This uses the familiar 15-litre TSI turbo petrol four-cylinder engine married up to a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. In a first step toward comprehensive vehicle electrification the German auto maker is set to add 48V mild-hybrid technology to the Golf before rolling it out to other models in the VW line-up. It follows the launch of the Mark 8 VW Golf earlier in 2020 which was initially only available with petrol and diesel engines.
On the one hand it doesnt sound like a good Prius rival and on the other performance might be compromised.
Instead VW tossed us the keys to its new mild-hybrid 15 eTSI Golf. But in any event MHEV technology will restart the engine automatically when you. This uses the familiar 15-litre TSI turbo petrol four-cylinder engine married up to a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. Some mild-hybrid electric vehicles MHEVs have a function that allows the engine to turn itself off when coasting.
