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Old 07-02-2012, 12:47 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
The only time they seem to offer an advantage is if you are going to be driving a lot of city miles and sell the car before some part of the hybrid systems breaks.
Depends on what exactly you consider a "mild" hybrid. If the 1st gen Insight fits, there is a heck of a lot of real-world experience (some of it mine) proving you wrong.

But to the topic, a hybrid probably is less efficient than a pure ICE of the same size. The point is that with the hybrid you can downsize the ICE, using one which by itself would barely allow the car to get out of its own way.
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