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On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:08:15 +0000, Andy Dingley
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On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:00:20 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
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Very interesting article about this flawed concept in Autocar this
week

There's nothing wrong with the concept, we just need better batteries.

'Any' battery that needs charging, unless charged environmentally
friendlylyly simply moves the pollution / problem elsewhere .. hence
'flawed' ...

A hydrid car that only charges it's batteries via energy initially
input from an IC engine (that should cover the 'regen braking' fans)
is an IC engined powered car. If it's charged from the 'mains' (in the

AIUI the point is that it is (or can be) a more efficient IC engine
powered car since the IC engine can always be run under the most fuel
efficient conditions instead of being geared to the road wheels.

Yet, and that they do. The hybrid is regarded as a stop-gap before fuel
cells come in. Battery technology have leaped and some Prius cars with
larger battery packs are getting 130mpg. So, this may push the fuel cell
cars back further. Then put on a super smooth and quiet Stirling engine
instead of the IC and matters are even better. The best is yet to come.