In Hybrid mode, the Tiguan GTE Active Concept may automatically use the TSI and/or the electric motors, depending on the energy level of the battery.ĭriving programs: Onroad, Snow, Charge, Battery Hold, Offroad. Since the energy for driving the rear axle flows "by wire" and not mechanically, we speak of an "electric propshaft". In this case, the front electric motor serves as a generator for the rear electric motor. If the battery is no longer sufficiently charged, and the system requests that the electric motor on the rear axle be supplied with electricity (for dynamic handling reasons or in the Offroad program) by the front electric motor and gasoline engine, the TSI is started up and engaged (Hybrid mode). In E-mode, the Tiguan has a top speed of 75 mph or 120 km/h.Įlectric propshaft. The concept car can cover up to 20 miles before the gasoline engine is needed. The Tiguan GTE Active Concept is now a zero-emission all-wheel drive vehicle whose electric motors are supplied with energy from a lithium-ion battery. However, as soon as the driving situation demands it, or the driver manually activates a related mode, the front electric motor is also engaged in fractions of a second. If the battery is sufficiently charged, the rear electric motor powers the car by itself now the Tiguan GTE Active Concept is a rear-wheel drive car – the TSI and the front electric motor are decoupled from the drivetrain and are shut off to save on energy.
As a default, the concept car always starts off electrically in the zero-emission E-mode. Depending on the driving program and drive modes, the Tiguan GTE Active Concept is either driven by the rear wheels or by all four wheels. Other components of the 4MOTION plug-in hybrid drive, besides the motors and engine, include the lithium-ion high-voltage battery (energy capacity: 12.4 kWh) that can be charged either externally or via the TSI, power electronics for the front motor and a second power electronics module integrated in the electric motor at the rear (it converts the direct current from the battery into alternating current for the electric motors) and a charger.ĭrive types – rear-wheel and all-wheel drive.
The transmission used in the Tiguan GTE Active Concept is a 6-speed dual-clutch transmission (DSG) that was specially designed for hybrid use the electric motor at the front is integrated into the transmission case. The all-wheel drive system – known as 4MOTION at Volkswagen – boosts traction and contributes to active safety on normal roads as well.ĭrive system components. The Tiguan GTE Active Concept – which is equipped with a turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engine (TSI, 110 kW / 250 Nm) and two electric motors (front 40 kW / 220 Nm, rear 85 kW / 270 Nm) – shows that a plug-in hybrid drive (system power: 165 kW / 225 PS) can confidently supply all four wheels with propulsive force under off-road conditions.
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