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PostSubject: Peugeot pulls plug on diesel-electric hybrid   Peugeot pulls plug on diesel-electric hybrid Icon_minitimeWed Sep 19, 2012 12:36 am

Peugeot Australia's on-again, off-again love affair with diesel-electric hybrid technology has been squashed for the foreseeable future by the importer's head office.

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As recently as four months ago, firm plans were in place to bring what would be Australia's first diesel-electric car, the 508RXH, to Australia in time to be shown at the Sydney motor show in October.

The company has also been pursuing a compact SUV with the same powertrain, the 3008 HY4, for more than two years and both cars were expected to join the local line-up in 2013.

Peugeot Australia managing director Bill Gillespie says the international program for the two cars has been shelved to concentrate all of the company's research and development resources on a wave of new cars that begins rolling out this week with the new 208 light car and continues through 2013 and beyond.
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"It's a decision out of Europe," Gillespie says. "There's only so much engineering investment you can make, and there's a whole raft of new cars coming next year and in 2014 so you can't do everything.

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/peugeot-pulls-plug-on-dieselelectric-hybrid-20120919-265a5.html
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