Motul is embracing the trend towards e-mobility and highlighting the evolving lubricant opportunities it creates.  

Motul UK and Ireland Head of Sales and Marketing, Andy Wait says, “Obviously, pure electric vehicles, with no internal combustion engine or conventional gearbox to lubricate, narrow down some of the standard requirements for lubricants however, there are many areas which require fluids or lubricants, and often of a more specialised nature, so we are concentrating on making sure we are at the technical forefront of things like Brake Fluid, Coolant, Greases, Hydraulic Fluids as well as workshop sprays and cleaning fluids.”   

In line with Motul’s long-held strategy, not only of  developing general lubricant formulations but also of developing specialist product to meet specific applications, the company has already brought a range of lubricants to market specifically aimed at Hybrid Electric Vehicles and  Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles fitted with recent petrol engines.

Motul’s Hybrid 0W 100% synthetic engine lubricant range is the result of Motul innovation in developing new advanced lubricants and is specially formulated to meet the specific needs of hybrid electric vehicles, such as HEV, PHEV and BEV with Range Extender, where lots of engine stop/starts are involved during the different operating phases. This particular mode of operation of the internal combustion engine on a hybrid vehicle generates very specific constraints for the lubricant, and Motul’s Hybrid 0W range fully meets all these requirements. 

On hybrid vehicles applications, the lubricant’s fuel economy boosting properties are paramount, but the volatility of the lubricant and therefore its ability to control the oil consumption in an internal combustion engine, is also very important when using such low viscosity oil. Motul Hybrid 0W formulations make them particularly resistant to high temperatures for improved control of the oil consumption. They are also formulated to improve oil flow at start up, deliver faster oil pressure build up, faster rev rise and a more rapid move to operating temperature.

Motul’s message is that although EV is already part of our automotive aftermarket mix, for the foreseeable future, internal combustion engine cars will make up by far and away the majority of business done in the workshop. This being the case, alongside bringing new lubricants into the market place for EVs and Hybrids, the company will continue to invest in its ICE vehicle lubricants and will seek to put quality, cost effective lubricant solutions into the market.

The full range of Motul Lubricants and related products is available in Ireland through Alpha Lubricants. For more information contact sales@alphalubricants.ie or phone 021 488 9814.