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We'll see what the real world benefits are if/when this car comes out, I guess. It's all well and good that it has better efficiency for regenerative braking; but if it is limited in the energy storage, or if it weighs more (including protective structures), or if it costs more than the equivalent electric system, then it may or may not be useful.
The 1.4kWh Prius battery is not big enough in my opinion; so even given that it is less efficient at regathering energy, it's efficiency is limited by the storage capacity. So, if you are going to have a larger battery (as the Plugin Prius has), then it would be a huge benefit to be able to pre-charge it.
So, what is the energy storage capacity of this PSA Peugeot Citroën and Bosch system? Is it greater or less than the standard Prius?
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