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Old 12-03-2022, 08:28 PM   #33 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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What I'm saying is that from 20% to 80% power you're not going to be hit very hard on efficiency. Therefore a traditional hybrid makes sense, something that may limit the engine's power to around 100hp maximum but makes up for it with the hybrid portion.

By making a series hybrid with a tiny "perfect sized" engine you might not gain enough efficiency to make up for the losses through the hybrid portion of it.
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