Neil -
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
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Take away the battery in the Volt (or don't charge it) and it turns into a conventional car? I think it would still be called a serial/series hybrid.
There are (obviously) a lot of variations in the bits and parts and combinations and different types of hybrids. Who's to say what parts are required to "be" a hybrid?
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No mention of batteries, or plugging in... |
Ay, there's the rub. While I prefer the idea of concise definitions of what it means to be a type of hybrid car, I don't think anyone implements the classic definitions in the real world.
Conceptually I'm a series-hybrid snob because I *like* the idea of being able to swap out the "generator component" and leave the rest of the drivetrain alone. That way when the
oscillation overthruster finally makes it to market, I can just "swap it in" and keep going along my merry way.
CarloSW2