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To: Gay State Conservative

Anything with both batteries/electric motors and a gasoline engine is a hybrid. You can configure the drive train many ways, but it is a hybrid electric/ICE.


31 posted on 11/07/2023 7:05:31 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I've detailed what I see as the original definition of the word.I guess there could be a newer definition.

True story: a few years back I took a BMW i3 on an overnight test drive. Back then the i3 came in two versions...one had a (small)auxiliary engine and the other one didn't. Mine had the engine.

The engine wasn't connected to the drivetrain in any way. Its sole function...its sole capability...was to charge the battery. Long story short...despite having owned several BMWs and really respected the brand this i3 was a huge disappointment.I'd walk before I owned one.

38 posted on 11/07/2023 8:11:32 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: Banana Republic)
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