2014 SONATA HYBRID REFRESHES INTERIOR WITH NEW STANDARD PREMIUM FEATURES
The 2014 Sonata Hybrid continues to demonstrate Hyundai's commitment to innovation with its advanced Hybrid Blue Drive architecture, which features a powerful 35 kW electric motor, 47 kW Lithium Polymer battery pack and an optimized hybrid operating strategy. The Hybrid Blue Drive system is paired with a 2.4-liter Theta II four-cylinder engine that efficiently runs on an Atkinson cycle and six-speed hybrid automatic transmission to generate 199 combined net horsepower. This advanced powertrain maintains the improved fuel efficiencies of the Sonata Hybrid by increasing the overall amount of available electrical drive power, allowing drivers to go further between fill ups.
As in previous Sonata Hybrids, the 2014 Sonata Hybrid features a clutch to couple the gasoline engine with the drivetrain. When in pure electric drive, the Sonata Hybrid can drive electrically up to 74 miles per hour.
ELECTRIC-ONLY DRIVING
Using a higher output 35 kW electric motor and the more powerful 47 kW Lithium Polymer battery pack introduced for the 2013 model year,
the Hybrid Blue Drive powertrain maximizes electric-only driving. The
improved operating system takes advantage of newly developed driving
pattern detection and engine on/off optimization logic. The availability
of additional battery energy helps save fuel by allowing greater
flexibility in running the gasoline engine at optimum efficiency. Better
kinetic energy recovery and increased charging efficiency allows the
Sonata Hybrid in all-electric mode more often and for longer periods of
time, increasing fuel economy.
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The 2014 Sonata Hybrid utilizes the all-electric mode during optimal moments such as highway driving and saves the gasoline engine start-up for conditions that require a heavier dose of power. All of this translates to money saved for the driver.
FLUIDIC SCULPTURE DESIGN LANGUAGE
Fluidic Sculpture is the consistent, cohesive design language used
throughout the entire Hyundai showroom. It gives the Sonata Hybrid an
upscale appearance along with aerodynamics that helps reduce wind noise
and improve fuel economy. The unique front fascia and rear bumper with
LED accent headlights and LED taillights boost the flowing lines and
integrate a new level of design precision. The fluid and precise
exterior theme is completed by a set of 17-inch eco-spoke wheels on the
Sonata Hybrid Limited.
LITHIUM-POLYMER BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
The 2014 Sonata Hybrid
features a lithium-polymer battery pack, which has been established as
the next generation of lithium-ion technology, and is ideally suited to
automotive applications thanks to a particularly robust and reliable
chemistry.
The lithium-polymer cells, developed with Hyundai's partner LG Chem, use a manganese-spinel chemistry that provides an excellent compromise between power delivery, energy density and thermal stability. Thermal stability is critical to ensuring durability, effectively eliminating the need to replace the battery pack during the normal lifespan of the vehicle. The electrodes in older lithium-ion chemistries expand and contract significantly with the heating and cooling that naturally occur during charging and discharging. This thermal expansion causes cracks in the electrodes, which ultimately reduces the cell's ability to hold a charge. Manganese-spinel lithium-polymer cells have much lower expansion rates and are thus able to go through tens-of-thousands of charge cycles even without having to use a heavier, liquid-cooling system.
LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY PACK
The 2014 Sonata
Hybrid's 47 kW lithium polymer battery pack is more energy dense than
the nickel-metal hydride batteries used in competitors' hybrid vehicles.
At 91 pounds, the lightweight battery helps improve overall vehicle
weight and fuel economy. The improved battery pack is key to recovering
more kinetic energy from braking and charging from the engine, when
needed, to help propel the vehicle. The optimized hybrid system allows
more all-electric driving with additional usable energy stored in the
battery, cutting both fuel consumption and emissions.
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