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Old 03-26-2011, 06:17 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I understand that you think this is the "rule", but combining two kinds of motors would pretty obviously a hybrid drive train. I don't agree with your opinion -- and that doesn't make me stupid.

Is a Honda Insight a hybrid? It cannot push the car with just the electric motor. And the electricity in the battery comes from the gasoline.

What is a series / serial hybrid? Are only parallel hybrids "real" hybrids by you definition? Or, only plugin hybrids are "real"? What is a mild hybrid compared to a full hybrid?

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