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The 500 pounds I was talking about is what the Escape hybrid system adds, at one point that is what I was challenging although this seems to skip around all different types of hybirds. Anyway, I still don't see how the hybrid part of any of the current hybirds help steady state interstate. The Volt in theory should be good at this but it must not be optimized for highway as the best people seem to get is low to mid 40s mpg running on the ICM. Some locomotives are really good at this, maybe the volt needs a turbo diesel running the generator, maybe the generators are just not efficient enough. Someday a gas turbine-electric would be neat to see, those Chrysler turbine cars from the 50's were a bit aheady of their time LOL!
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