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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Ekkehard Pott, Gifhorn, DE;
Michael Zillmer, Sickte, DE;
Matthias Holz, Lehre, DE;
Marc Hladun, Braunschweig, DE;
Ekkehard Pott, Gifhorn, DE;
Michael Zillmer, Sickte, DE;
Matthias Holz, Lehre, DE;
Marc Hladun, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine with a cylinder head, at least one outlet for exhaust gas which is formed in the cylinder head, a device for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, a spark-ignition device for igniting the directly injected fuel in the combustion chamber, at least one electric drive and an exhaust gas control system which is connected downstream of the combustion chamber and has at least one catalytic converter in at least one exhaust tract. The catalytic converter which is closest to the engine in each exhaust tract is positioned in the exhaust gas control system in such a way that a length of an exhaust pipe between the outlet for exhaust gas in the cylinder head and an end face of this catalytic converter that faces the cylinder head is at least 500 mm.