Saipa unveils Iran’s first plug-in hybrid
Iran’s second-largest carmaker, Saipa, has unveiled the country’s first home-grown plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) amid efforts to catch up with the global electrification trend in the automotive industry.
A Wednesday report on Saipa’s news website said that the company officials had attended a ceremony to unveil Aria Plug-in Hybrid, a car it said would hit production lines in the next 14 months.
The report said that Saipa’s engine and gearbox manufacturer Megamotor is working on the new car’s hybrid powertrain which it said consists of an 85-kilowatt Atkinson cycle internal combustion engine and a 160-kilowatt electric motor.
PHEVs are equipped with larger batteries that can be charged by plugging into an external power source while hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) rely on the car's own systems for charging.
Additional information about the Aria plug-in hybrid showed that the car’s battery will have a large capacity of 20 kilowatt-hours (kWh) compared to conventional hybrids that have batteries under 2 kWh.
The car’s large battery capacity and its efficient hybrid system, including the Atkinson cycle engine and regenerative braking, allows for a substantial electric-only range of 80-120 km (50-75 miles) and a combined range of up to approximately 1,200 km, Saipa said.
Iran’s largest carmaker, IKCO, has already unveiled an HEV called Tara Hybrid, which it says is in late stages of development or pre-production.
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