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Old 03-22-2011, 08:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
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This is not really a hybrid when only the electric motors power the wheels. It's the same principle behind diesel-electric train engines. Keep the combustion engine at a constant load where it works optimally in order to generate electrical power.

It's kinda like what the Volt was supposed to be.

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