It's a really good idea and everyone hating on it probably doesn't understand it.Links 'n' stuff:Here's Prof. John Kelly's excellent demo of the eCVT (the me...
They allow people to reduce the amount of fuel required while still having a vehicle that is functional in areas that lack proper charging infrastructure. Every vehicle is a compromise of some sort.
Additional maintenance costs are incredibly low over the expected life of most vehicles. The only additions are the battery and electric motors. The batteries should be no maintenance for over 100k miles, and the motors should be very low maintenance due to low complexity and few moving parts. Fuel savings are very high since many hybrids can double or more the fuel efficiency of a traditional ICE vehicle.
If you have any evidence to back up these claims, I’d love to see it. Even studies aimed at identifying overall carbon footprint show hybrids as better than traditional ICE. Though they are worse than EVs and much worse than pretty much any public transit option.
They allow people to reduce the amount of fuel required while still having a vehicle that is functional in areas that lack proper charging infrastructure. Every vehicle is a compromise of some sort.
The savings from reduced fuel use with a hybrid is much much smaller than the increase in cost of ownership from maintaining two drivetrains.
Hybrids have the most “compromises” by a long shot.
Additional maintenance costs are incredibly low over the expected life of most vehicles. The only additions are the battery and electric motors. The batteries should be no maintenance for over 100k miles, and the motors should be very low maintenance due to low complexity and few moving parts. Fuel savings are very high since many hybrids can double or more the fuel efficiency of a traditional ICE vehicle.
If you have any evidence to back up these claims, I’d love to see it. Even studies aimed at identifying overall carbon footprint show hybrids as better than traditional ICE. Though they are worse than EVs and much worse than pretty much any public transit option.