The way I see it the ultimate powertrain would be a small (preferably 2-cycle) turbo-diesel with this sort of regenerative hydraulic power transmission,, electric power storage (ala Prius and Civic hybrid) with a CVT would be a close second.
But lets get real ... There are 100 million cars or more on our roads ,, we need to drill RIGHT NOW while developing this tech.
But lets get real ... There are 100 million cars or more on our roads ,, we need to drill RIGHT NOW while developing this tech.
You are correct. Even if this technology debuted tomorrow it would take 20 years to transition but the effects would be felt long before that in individuals pocketbooks which would hasten the transition. Except for my ‘66 Mustang. I don’t ever plan on giving that up!