Re: Why the series hybrid is far superior to the parallel hybrid.
Another great bonus of the series hybrid is that it also neatly avoids all patent problems with HSD, IMA etc. Any manufacturer can build one.
So why still bother with parallel? Because the battery can be very small (cheap) for a reasonable FE increase.
Don't worry though, the PHEVs are coming, the next Prius is set to be a 9-mile EV range plug-in.
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