Infiniti to sell hybrid version of next-generation M sports/luxury sedan

The Infiniti M35 Hybrid will come out in 2011 as a 2012 model.
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The car gets a “laminated” lithium-ion battery pack, and the lamination enhances cooling performance, Infiniti says. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091007/CARNEWS/910079990#ixzz0TJUPogn8


Now, shortly after announcing the Leaf electric car, Nissan tells us that its Infiniti luxury arm will be getting into the hybrid business with the 2012 M35 hybrid. ...and that the use of manganese for its positive electrodes improves the battery’s temperature stability and, therefore, overall reliability.
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According to the company’s news release, “Infiniti’s hybrid system, developed solely within Infiniti’s parent group, is a single electric motor/twin clutch arrangement.
The hybrid system will include a lithium-ion battery pack that is the same size as a conventional battery, but holds twice the power. The M hybrid will be able to run on battery power alone “in certain driving conditions.”
It will also provide a power boost when the car is under maximum acceleration and turn into a generator to supply electricity to the battery pack when the car is coasting or braking.
Infiniti to sell hybrid version of next-generation M sports/luxury sedan

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