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hybrids were always a stop-gap technology on the path to full electric. With the price of batteries dropping so rapidly, hybrids make less and less sense. I'll
by grecy 6y ago
hybrids were always a stop-gap technology on the path to full electric. With the price of batteries dropping so rapidly, hybrids make less and less sense.
I'll wager no manufacturer will be making them in a couple of years.
- toast0 6y agoHybrids are mechanically more complex than either an all ICE or an all electric car, so that's not ideal. On the other hand, they have better range than either, generally, and keep the quick fillup time of an ICE, with optional short trip charging depending on equipment. Additionally range is good at slow speeds where electric wins, and at high speeds where ICE wins. When the battery placement isn't criminally stupid (like c-max energi that guts the rear storage), the end result is a best of both situation.