The German luxury car Audi works relentlessly on new systems that enable their engines consume less fuel and be kinder to the environment. Now, the house with the four rings is developing a similar technology to that used hybrid vehicles to conventional engines off when not needed.
The technology known by the acronym iHEV (Intelligent Hybrid Electric Vehicle), could be combined with the efficiency predictor assistant (PEA) to achieve dramatic reductions in consumption, turning off the engine when not needed. In this case, if the function is activated decoupling or 'coasting' off the combustion engine. In the task of restarting the combustion engine handles an electric motor of 48 volts of power, built-in transmission and driven by a belt.
