The path from combustion to electrification using modular powertrain concepts

Electrification has a significant potential to lower greenhouse and other harmful vehicle emissions as well as reduce fuel consumption. However, the development of such powertrains for the Indian market pose unique technical and commercial challenges, broadly due to the inherent system complexity, relatively lower product maturity and thus higher cost. This paper demonstrates that a deeper consideration and interaction of single powertrain components, combined with a holistic approach to powertrain system optimization, enables the achievement of future CO2 and consumption targets, with a highly modular powertrain family at significantly lower costs. Consequently, the key to successful hybrid powertrain solutions is reduction of complexity on the component level and optimization of the functional interactions between key components at the powertrain level.