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Originally Posted by Occasionally6
It's only being use as an energy storage buffer isn't it? (...) The capacitor can take the rapid charge that the conventional battery cannot and bleed it back into the battery/electrical system at the required slower rate. (...)
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True. It sure has its merits. And even though the energy stored is just a couple of wH, it saves a multitude of that by not having to run the engine for a while.
But it is complex and expensive. And only needed because the battery cannot charge fast enough, which may change in the near future.
For the time being, it will have its right of existence, as long as it is cheaper than adding a full hybrid system.
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