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The new modular MAN Smart Hybrid Experience combines the advantages of a conventional drive system with the latest technology and benefits of electric motors and batteries, resulting in a boating experience that is more efficient, has greater range, and even allows for zero-emission power supply.
The system is tailored to customers’ needs, incorporating different degrees of hybrid power in leisure craft by offering different operating modes: Battery-electric, diesel-electric, cross-over, hotel and boost.
“MAN Engines offers each and every customer a tailored solution for their specific hybrid needs,” says Dr Matthias Schreiber, head of MAN Engines. “The MAN Smart Hybrid Experience represents the next level of mobility, building upon the familiar reliability and sustainability that MAN Engines is known for.”
Depending on the desired operating mode, the system can focus its driving profile on performance, comfort or efficiency. In addition to offering a new hybrid system that allows for greater flexibility and customization, MAN Engines supports its customers throughout the entire process, providing shipyards with a holistic system from a single source, and even offering an extensive network of service stations around the globe to customers.
To learn more, visit engines.man.eu.
