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Siemens Drive Technologies Division supplies integrated drive train for the first series-hybrid electric aircraft in the world

Siemens AG, Diamond Aircraft and EADS are set to present the world's first aircraft with a serial hybrid electric drive system at the Paris Air Show Le Bourget 2011. The aircraft was built by the three partners to test the hybrid electric drive concept. In the future, the technology will...

Siemens AG, Diamond Aircraft and EADS are set to present the world's first aircraft with a serial hybrid electric drive system at the Paris Air Show Le Bourget 2011. The aircraft was built by the three partners to test the hybrid electric drive concept. In the future, the technology will cut fuel consumption and emissions by 25 percent, compared to today's most efficient aircraft drives.

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