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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Belt drive is IMO still useful, but in the future it will be just for A/C (electric A/C requires a huge amount of power which is difficult to supply), and the alternator, which hopefully will have evolved into a motor-generator unit.
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The A/C might eventually become gear-driven with the power supplied by the flywheel-integrated electric motor in a full-hybrid. In a slightly longer term, only mild-hybrids are going to retain accessory belt drive.