that is one scenario, and one that is hyped to death. I think an equally likely scenario is folks just forget it is a plugin, like so many priui blasting down the hiway at 80mph.
I've heard the peak bsfc bit before, and it isn't unique to series hybrids, I target bsfc everyday with a 15 year old car. The benefits of series are exceedingly speculative. To me series is the "automatic transmission" of the hybrid world, expensive and inefficient and makes lazy drivers. Series is penultimate if even that.
You can pretend the efficiency faries came in and made all those conversions super efficient all the time, but I won't be believing it till I see it.
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Originally Posted by dcb
engine -> generator -> charger -> battery charge -> battery discharge -> controller -> motor -> drivetrain -> wheels
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i.e. engine -> drivetrain -> wheels.
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
-- think of the generator --> electric motor as the transmission.
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LOL!