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It's the hydrogen that makes it a hybrid. The parent comment is correct. Being a hybrid does not require eg a gasoline motor. It's not strictly an electric vehi

• 7e 8y ago
  That's not the common definition of hybrid. Here, electricity directly powers an electric motor and there are no emissions. Is a Tesla a hybrid because some of its electricity comes from regenerative breaking? How about if some comes from from ions in an electrolyte solution?
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  • computerex 8y ago
    I think you're overthinking it. Hybrid cars are not bad, they are pretty cool. It's a matter of semantics. A hydrogen fuel cell car could be considered a hybrid because the primary source of energy, hydrogen, is converted into energy and stored into an electric battery, which powers the drivetrain. Zero emissions, no internal combustion engine, hydrogen-electric hybrid. Tesla is pure electric. You charge the battery itself, directly.
  • wmf 8y ago
    That sounds like a series hybrid; when people say electric they mean battery electric. The point is moot since hydrogen is pointless.
    • code_duck 8y ago
      Perhaps for consumer automobiles. There’s a lot of research into hydrogen fuel cells for military and space.
    • imtringued 8y ago
      Almost every industrial vehicle will have to depend on hydrogen if we want to reduce emissions beyond personal transportation.