Autogas Hybrid Technology Showcased at Sustainable Fleet Conference

Alliance AutoGas (AAG) showcased leading edge autogas hybrid technology at the 2018 Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference & Expo Aug. 22-23 at the Durham, N.C. Convention Center. AAG engineers have designed an autogas electric hybrid to be introduced to the market with the 2017 Ford Fusion. The 2.0-liter, fourcylinder vehicle will provide additional torque, reduced emissions, and better fuel economy due to the innovative hybrid system.

AAG engineers pursued this partial electrification, or hybridization, project with the Ford Fusion with the intent to be prepared for larger hybrid vehicles that Ford is expected to produce in the future, such as the hybrid F-150. Both the Fusion and the F-150 are commonly used in large fleets. By offering a hybrid vehicle that has better fuel economy, in the city rather than on the highway and in stop-and-go traffic where most fuel is consumed, AAG customers will experience increased cost savings and reduced emissions.
The technology used in the Fusion has an internal combustion engine with an electric drive motor in what is called a “series-parallel” configuration. This means that both the engine and electric motor can work together to propel the vehicle. Because AAG uses a mono-fuel, port-injected vapor system in a port fuel-injection engine, replacing gasoline completely with propane autogas, the two technologies work together to reduce emissions and fuel consumption.