Chinese auto manufacturer Geely Automobile (HKG:0175) on Monday unveiled an artificial intelligence-based hybrid gas-electric vehicle platform that it said could surpass the fuel efficiency offered by Japanese cars, according to media reports.
The so-called i-HEV system, which uses AI to analyze real-time environmental conditions to boost energy efficiency, consumed 2.22 liters per 100 kilometers in a highway test, Reuters reported.
"It will comprehensively surpass the hybrid technology from the Japanese," Geely Group spokesman Victor Yang was quoted as saying by Bloomberg.
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