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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Parallel hybrids are inherently more limited (than an EV or series hybrid) because they *must* use both motors in combination much of the time, and therefore they will weigh more, cost more, and they need a transmission.
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I disagree,
the only time I would bolt the range extender parallel ICE onto my EV is when I am heading out of town. It isn't much of the time, but maybe %5 of the time that I have additional weight, and the transmission can be trivial and efficient, and the ev can sit in neutral when not needed. It is way more efficient than any serial setup I've heard of. It will weigh less and cost less than a generator and circuitry used in a series elecctric hybrid.