One of the largest automobile manufacturers in India, who also export a good quantity of cars abroad, Mahindra & Mahindra launched the diesel hybrid a while ago in America.

There is no news about when the car will be available in the Indian market but it is expected to be launched in the year 2010 in America.

The Scorpio hybrid will have an all new m-hawk 2.2-liter four-cylinder common-rail variable-geometry turbo diesel that churns out 180 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque.It will also come with a six-speed automatic transmission specifically for the American market.

The Scorpio boasts of a 9 miles per gallon as its fuel efficiency, that's high when compared to the standard 25 miles per gallon, the government’s average of all cars and trucks.

The Mahindra Scorpio hybrid will work powered by both the combustion engine and electric motor simultaneously. Though when the combustion engine powers the vehicle this will help charge the battery during partial load conditions.

The ingenious point to take note off is that part of the brake energy that is usually wasted as heat is recuperated using the e-machine as a generator into battery. If the battery state of charge is lower than the threshold, the combustion engine recharges the battery while idling.

The SUV will is a full parallel hybrid that uses a 30kW electric motor and a 2.3kWh nickel metal hydride battery.



The Mahindra Scorpio Hybrid has the following features:

• Diesel-electric parallel hybrid vehicle with four major functions:
• Start-stop
• Electric launch
• Torque augmentation
• Regenerative braking
• Seamless but enhanced driving experience
• 2.2 Liter, I-4, second generation diesel common rail engine with 85 kW and 270 Nm ratings
• 6-speed automatic transmission
• 30 kW (peak) motor with max torque of 270 Nm (peak) and a max speed 8500 rpm
• 288V, 8.4 Ah NiMH battery
• Quick cold start with e-motor assist