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Originally Posted by checkthisout
DaddyT, you need one of these: 
You do understand how Hybrids work right? You promote them on one hand than bash them and say they are for the rich on the other.
You recover energy while braking that would otherwise go to waste as heat to enhance the acceleration capabilities of an undersized engine.
The principle is simple and on-highway mileage still increases because a smaller engine under higher load producing the same horsepower as a larger engine with a lower load will consume less fuel. (don't correct my grammar)
Remember that Hybrids are not yet mainstream so manufacturers are still recovering developement costs by using them in their high-end big cars. |
Instances like our silly pick up trucks most of which are used as cars. Now a real truck pulling a constant heavy load needs constant torque and there electric would flater.
I will interject that my old 98.5 dodge had only 235 HP and I think 400 torque? It pulled everything I put behind it and then some. For most instances I think a 200 HP very efficient diesel and 150 HP electric assist would do quite nicely.
The new Tahoe Hybrid SUV for example is great but overkill. They have 332 HP and 367 of gas engine torque AND another 100 HP electric. Thats a ton of power and a ton of torque. They could have easily used the much cheaper and more economy minded 4.8 V-8 and combined with the the electric they would have even better MPG. 295 HP with another 100 HP electric should be enough for a SUV????
Everything has gone so overkill, why just to out do the other guy?
