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Idaho National Laboratory

Micro Hybrid Vehicles

Micro Hybrid Vehicles allow the internal combustion engine to shut-down when the vehicle stops in traffic, and re-start quickly to launch the vehicle. Fuel is conserved by reducing the time spent idling. Various technologies including starters, alternators, batteries, and direct injection may be used with enhanced control strategies to enable the engine stop and restart. These vehicles are not considered hybrid electric vehicles, because electrical energy is not used to propel the vehicle.

Vehicle Testing Reports

2010 SMART FORTWO

smart fortwo
  • Fleet Testing Fuel Economy (PDF 33KB)
  • Fleet Testing & Maintenance Fact Sheets for the following vehicles:

2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF DIESEL

Volkswagen Golf
  • Fleet Testing Fuel Economy (PDF 33KB)
  • Fleet Testing & Maintenance Fact Sheets for the following vehicles:

2010 MAZDA3 HATCHBACK

Mazda3
  • Fleet Testing Fuel Economy (PDF 32KB)
  • Fleet Testing & Maintenance Fact Sheets for the following vehicles:

Some of the above documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs (Download Acrobat Reader).