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Originally Posted by CFECO
The ice engine is "most efficient" directly driving the vehicle, not charging batteries to drive electric motors to power the Jeep.
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That's not what we are saying. You speak of a series hybrid. This idea = parallel hybrid. Here we are still driving the Jeep directly with an ICE but
also driving it with an AC motor (through the transfer case, PTO, etc) that can regen/capture energy when braking. That way this captured energy can propel the vehicle and the ICE will have
less to do when taking off after a stop/regen event. Obviously charging from the mains will help even more.