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My 2 bits is to look at the word hybrid in a larger context.
A Hybrid Plant ( Loganberry, Limequat )
A Hybrid Animal ( Donkey, Pomeranian dog ).
A Hybrid Insect ( Killer Bees ).
etc ... etc...
The term Hybrid is just combining two or more things into one thing.
The Hybrid will have some traits of each contributed thing.
From a vehicle perspective it could be many different kinds of Hybrid each is still a hybrid or a mix... Combinations of boats and cars are Hybrids ... combinations of cars and planes are Hybrids ... combinations of cars and houses are hybrids ... combinations of BEV and ICE are hybrids ... combinations of BEV and Bicycle are hybrids ... Combination Row Boat Sail Boat are Hybrids ... etc.
Different hybrids will have different pros and cons ... the application will determine how important the pros and cons are in the context of the intended application.
We use the term 'hybrid' consistently in this sense everywhere else ... and have for a long time ... only in recent years have people seemed to try to change what the term 'hybrid' means... I think a Hybrid Row Boat / Pogo stick would be pretty silly ... but it is still a hybrid silly or not , useful or not.
In this sense Hybrid Energy Source ( PHEV ) is different from Hybrid Drive Train , different from hybrid fuel type ( flex fuel ) ... etc... but both are still hybrids... the term Hybrid alone does not require any exclusive use of any one type of fuel ... the Honda IMA system is a Hybrid Drive train ... not a Hybrid fuel system, or a hybrid energy source ( PHEV ) ... a PHEV with no EV mode can still be a hybrid energy source or hybrid fuel source.
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