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Fiat 500E’s Drive System Among Ward’s 10 Best Engines For 2014

500e-drivetrainTwo Chrysler Group entries – the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 and the Fiat 500e battery-electric drive system – are among Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2014.

Each stands out on the prestigious list. The Fiat 500e’s lively system is the lone representative of electric vehicle (EV) technology, while the refined EcoDiesel V-6 is the first and only clean diesel in a full-size light-duty pickup.

Chrysler Group engineers adapted the EcoDiesel for the NAFTA market following the engine’s debut in Europe.

Meanwhile, the all-electric system that powers the Fiat 500e A-segment hatchback was engineered from the ground up at Chrysler Group’s headquarters, home to global electrified propulsion development for Chrysler Group and its Italy-based alliance partner, Fiat S.p.A.

The 2014 Fiat 500e’s liquid-cooled/heated battery-electric drive system produces 111 horsepower, 147 lb.-ft (200 Nm) of torque and boasts best-in-class range of 87 miles on a single charge – which takes less than four hours using a Level 2 energy source (240 volts).

Typically, the 500e will deliver more than 100 miles of range in city driving. Such performance is enabled, in part, by a distinctive “blended” braking strategy that combines the coasting experience associated with conventionally powered vehicles, with the power-saving benefits of regenerative braking.

Customers will spend an estimated $500 a year to power the car, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. But frugality is only part of the 500e’s story, as WardsAuto editors discovered.

The position of its 24-kWh battery redistributes the car’s front-to-rear weight ratio – 57:43, compared with 64:36 for the conventionally powered Fiat 500. As a result, the car benefits from improved handling.

Chrysler Group’s EV engineers focused their efforts on making the advanced technology seem familiar. Accordingly, the Fiat 500e – recently named Best Electric Car by Road and Track Magazine – has a “creep” feature that delivers smooth, measured acceleration when the brake pedal is released, as happens with a conventional internal-combustion engine at idle.

In addition, there is no “ECO button,” as found in competitive vehicles. Instead, the drive and braking systems are optimized to deliver exceptional range and performance at all times.

Dec 13, 2013Blagojce Krivevski
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Blagojce Krivevski is physicist and green technology lover. Keep in touch with Blagojce through his email, web site, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Google+.

December 13, 2013 Electric Car News2014 500e, 2014 Fiat 500e, 500e, chrysler, ecodiesel, fiat, Fiat 500e
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