Positioning for hybrid growth

BorgWarner's modular strategy provides OEMs optimal electrified-driveline flexibility.

Five years ago, few predicted the high level of technology fragmentation in powertrains, drivelines and fuels that exists in 2017. Nearly everyone now agrees, however, that hybridization of all types is essential to meeting the latest European, North American and Asian emissions regulations-and to connect to the long-term full-electric future. Whenever that comes.

“We see it as a ‘spectrum of electrification’ from stop-start systems all the way to pure EV-and everything's in play,” observed John Barlage, Director of Product Strategy, of BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems. Like other Tier 1 powertrain systems planners, he sees “very large volumes” of 48V hybrid applications coming in the next (2019-2021) production cycle.