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Old 08-15-2009, 10:19 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mcmahon.craig View Post
I disagree. In the not-yet-a-series-hybrid project we have been working on for some time (a Porsche 914) we figure the opposite is true.
You are not selling it as a 230mpg vehicle. In order to make those claims, the user HAS to plug it in. If you recharge completely with gas then what's the point?

I don't mean to say that the engine shouldn't run at bsfc and recharge for a bit, but it should have a management scheme where it does not recharge the battery completely is all, otherwise the electric only miles get thrown out the window.
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