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Old 05-23-2013, 09:59 AM   #24 (permalink)
payne171
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Gray Jellybean - '00 Honda Insight
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Find a wrecked GM Hybrid. What you are describing is what their original mild hybrid system was, except it used a lot bigger motor than the average alternator and I think it was 36 volts. Well, not totally. I think it replaced both the alternator and the starter.
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