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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
I think the EV future is a bit blurry.
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Me too. Well, besides a more traditional fuel (or even biofuels and the upcoming synthetic fuels) holding a better energy-density than batteries, I'd still bet the nearing future will render hybrids a more reasonable option in a longer term. As they may also respond well to the usage of capacitors, which can handle faster cycles of charge and discharge, and capacitors may have a greater chemical stability, hybrids may become mainstream easier than full-EVs. I was talking about it with a Haitian guy today, and the increased market share of automatics even in Brazil and Europe is also favoring hybrids (even though in Brazil their presence is still increasing at a slow path, mostly owing to luxury models with a plug-in hybrid powertrain being cost-competitive due to lower taxes).