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Originally Posted by Ryland
Could you compare a block heater on a gasoline car to a plug in hybrid? both use gasoline but both save gas by being plugged in
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I've thought about that, too, but I decided that a 'hybrid' is when there is a second source of energy actually pushing the vehicle. Offsetting fuel use by supplying energy to warm things up doesn't qualify as 'hybrid' in my book, but it's also not a passive mod, like insulating the engine bay or having a coolant thermos.
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