Steve wrote: <snip>> > I understand that this is how they work but I've never understood why. > > Why is it not better to use a gutsy electric motor, a small gasoline or > diesel engine, and a battery pack? That always seemed like the > "reasonable" way to build a hybrid -- take a tip from diesel electric > locomotives, that run the diesel engine at a very efficient constant > RPM, and use the electric wheel motors with their very wide dynamic > range to do the "impedence match" to the terrain. The battery pack gets > you onto the expressway and up the hills, and the petroleum based > motor/generator provides all the electricity that you need while cruising. > > Obviously my intuition here is wrong. Is there a 20 word explanation of > why?
I can do it in two words: your'e right. You have sketched the hybrid rationale. Mike Carrell > > >
