Nearing the Promise of the Micro-Hybrid Vehicles: Technology Improvements and New Markets

Salil Soman, Director of Systems Engineering, PowerGenix

Until very recently, many consumers were unfamiliar with the type of vehicle defined as micro-hybrid. Even though leading research firms such as Lux Research have been predicting the vast proliferation of micro-hybrids for years; the most recent study predicts that there will be 39 million on the road by 2017. Outside of Europe, the technology has remained in the shadows of flashier electric vehicles (EVs) and more popular and ubiquitous hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius. Read more about Nearing the Promise of the Micro-Hybrid Vehicles: Technology Improvements and New Markets