Byd is reviving the series-hybrid architecture in the automotive sector with a new four-cylinder boxer engine dedicated exclusively to generating electrical energy. It is a highly efficient solution that demonstrates how the internal combustion engine can evolve within hybrid powertrains while retaining sophisticated engineering concepts In a powertrain landscape dominated by inline engine architectures, Byd’s decision to develop a boxer engine represents a bold technical choice. The company’s new two-liter horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine, designated “BYD4H20,” was not conceived as the evolution of a conventional engine adapted for the electric…
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