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Except no cars do that. That's called a serial hybrid, which never shipped, unless you count oddballs like the BMW i3, with the optional "range extender".
by sliken 4y ago
Except no cars do that. That's called a serial hybrid, which never shipped, unless you count oddballs like the BMW i3, with the optional "range extender".
- r00fus 4y agoGM Volt is a series hybrid. Arguably the best hybrid ever made.
- adgjlsfhk1 4y agoThe Prius prime already gets about half way there.
- sliken 4y agoI read a review of a prototype BMW mini. The turbine (fixed RPM) + batteries seemed like a great combination. Plenty of HP for highway cruising, plenty of battery+AWD for great acceleration. Turbines are efficient, crazy small for the HP, and have few moving parts. The downsize is having a fixed RPM, which would normally make them unacceptable for a car. Sadly it never made it to market.