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Originally Posted by Taylor95
I had a conversation with the people that are developing the hybrid conversion kits. They told me that range would still be increased a little bit even with sustained highway driving! They have a bold claim of over 100% mpg increase in combined driving.
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That's a pretty bold claim. Technically possible? Almost not.
My question is how does it interface? Does it replace the transmission or connect to the output shaft or or to the crank pulley on the engine or power the normally unpowered wheels?
All I know is that on the highway my Toyota hybrids have greater transmission losses than a manual transmission, but with the benefit of being continuously variable and being able to add power when more power would make the engine less efficient, or suck up some power when the less power would make the engine less efficient.
Edit: Never mind. Ecky nailed it.