Case Study
GM Standardizes on Model-Based Design for Hybrid Powertrain Development
General Motors’ Two-Mode Hybrid power- train optimizes fuel efficiency for a range of driving conditions, including stop-and-go city driving, rapid acceleration, and steady- state highway driving. Widely recognized as a major advance in hybrid technology, the Two-Mode Hybrid combines a conventional engine with two 60 kW electric motors inte- grated into an automatic transmission with three planetary gear sets. GM engineers used Model-Based