Re: Hybrid Diesels
I think the idea of a constant-on diesel hybrid is worthy of production. Using the same philosophy of a smaller ICE boosted by the electric motor, an idling diesel could stay idling and charging until it is needed for powering higher speed travel. Diesels waste most of their fuel getting up to speed. If instead they could be used to charge the battery and for cruise power, the same bump in efficiency we see with gasoline based designs would probably hold up.
Once the fuel issue is resolved, I think we can expect to see more options there.
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