AutoMixte: a hybrid motorisation for city buses.

The Project

From 1905 to 1912, AutoMixte was a Belgian manufacturer of bus and trucks. They were exclusively driven by hybrid motorisations based on their 1897 patent.

In 2010, Green Propulsion revived this brand for its hybrid motorisation for urban busses. AutoMixte introduced 3 innovations on busses: a plug-in capacity, a series AND parallel layout and a drastic engine downsizing.

Specifications

Series/Parallel hybrid motorisation

Engine

  • 4-cylinder, 3,0l turbo, Diesel
  • 400 Nm, 130 kW

Generator

  • Axial flux, synchronous, permanent magnet
  • 400 Nm, nominal 75 kW

Motor

  • Synchronous, permanent magnet
  • peak 2100 Nm, 180 kW

Battery

  • Lithium-NMC
  • 37 kWh useful energy

Combined power

  • 290 kW (390 hp)

Performances

Motorisation weight: 950 kg < Diesel

SORT II range

  • Electric mode: 37 km

SORT II energy consumption

  • 19.2 l/100 km + 25.9 kWh/100km

Real operation energy consumption

  • Line A: 17 l/100 km + 29 kWh/100km
  • Line B: 19.3 l/100 km + 23.3 kWh/100km
  • Line C: 22.9 l/100 km + 15.9 kWh/100km
  • Diesel reference: 54 l/100km

Charging (6 kW onboard chargers)

  • 100% in 7 h