Mazda May Be Talking to Toyota About Hybrids

Mazda may be in talks with Toyota to develop hybrid vehicles for their line-up.
Mazda May Follow Suzuki, Mitsubishi With Alliance (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Mazda has said it plans to introduce its own hybrid car, yet it also is in talks to use Toyota’s system, said Koji Endo, managing director of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo.

Supplying the system would add volume and cut costs for Toyota, Endo said.

“Even if there were talks of any alliance, I wouldn’t be able to speak about it,” Toyota Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada said Dec. 14.

Mazda, like other car makers, are being pushed towards fuel efficiency technology and developing a hybrid system on their own may be just too expensive to do it on their own.

The article points out Mazda has been working with Ford primarily for years as Ford owned a sizeable stake in the company. But with Ford selling off a big chunk, Mazda will need to look to other car companies to partner with in order to move forward.

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Three Cylinder in the BMW i8 will be built in England

The three-cylinder engine for the hybrid sports car, BMW will build i8 in his English factory at Hams Hall near Birmingham. This was known sales and marketing director Ian Robertson, London. The planned 2 +2 seating himself is said to be produced in 2014 in Leipzig.

The drive of the BMW i8 consists of a 164 kW / 223 hp three-cylinder gasoline engine that drives the rear axle. It is coupled with an electric motor at the front, makes the 96 kW / 131 hp. The top speed of the vehicle is limited to 250 km / h. The standard average fuel consumption is said to be less than three liters per 100 kilometers. Up to 30 kilometers, the BMW i8-electric drive.

The BMW Plant Hams Hall currently produces engines for the Mini, the 1 Series and 3 Series and the X1.

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