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The Belt Alternator Starter or BAS-hybrid vehicle is a new trend in hybrid vehicles mostly backed by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. Rather then have an expensive full hybrid system in a vehicle for maximum fuel economy a relatively cheap BAS can be added to a vehicle line to make modest consumption reductions for a much lower price.
A sophisticated system controls a motor/generator mated to the specially tuned 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder engine to stop the conventional powerplant in idle or deceleration as well as offer added torque in certain situations.  


Hybrid advocates find this half step technology worrisome as they would prefer every car on the road to move to the full system.
The Belt Alternator Starter or BAS-hybrid vehicle is a new trend in hybrid vehicles. Rather then have an expensive full hybrid system in a vehicle for maximum fuel economy a relatively cheap BAS can be added to a vehicle line to make modest consumption reductions for a much lower price.

Revision as of 13:44, 11 July 2006

A sophisticated system controls a motor/generator mated to the specially tuned 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder engine to stop the conventional powerplant in idle or deceleration as well as offer added torque in certain situations.

The Belt Alternator Starter or BAS-hybrid vehicle is a new trend in hybrid vehicles. Rather then have an expensive full hybrid system in a vehicle for maximum fuel economy a relatively cheap BAS can be added to a vehicle line to make modest consumption reductions for a much lower price.

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