> It's basic mechanics - an engine has
> an optimal rpm, a hybrid is designed
> to run that speed continually, charging
> the battery.
No, it isn't.
Have you ever even driven a hybrid? You are dead wrong
> Braking is only a fraction of overall
> losses (though significant in city
> driving), and regenerative recovery is
> only about 30% of that. =A0The engine
> efficiency is the main thing.
Completely wrong. Totally, inarguably wrong. Hybrids don't get
better highway mileage than cars with comparable powertrains, assuming
the battery is discharged.
> Savings on water pump is probably
> as much as regenerative recovery.
This is the fucking stupidest thing you've ever said.
Besides being absurdly wrong...like, do you have a Prius? Have you
ever even been IN one? One good downhill slope riding the brakes can
FULLY recharge the battery!
Idiot...the whole THING is about regenerative braking.
Trav
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