MAHLE Powertrain adds charging point at its Northampton headquarters
The Stuttgart-based company recently unveiled a range-extended electric vehicle base don the Audi A1 supermini, which was offered for test drives at the presentation of the charging point.
The car uses a 900cc two-cylinder engine as a generator, paired with a 134bhp electric motor to offer a 55-mile range from a single charge, while CO2 emissions are estimated to be less than 45g/km.
Development was carried out without OEM support, and everything except the battery is housed in the engine bay.
Alex Grant
Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
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