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dcb · 03-24-2011, 11:42 PM

Not doubting you rofl, but can you provide a link to what you are referring to?

It sounds like confirmation of the inefficiency of electric regen on the surface though (soaks up plenty of braking energy but doesn't return much of it).

Either way, it is the rechargeable nature of the battery (or the accumulator) what makes a hybrid useful and not just a very lossy transmission (aka generator/pump running a motor).

The original porsche had batteries.

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