ICE v Electric: Cost and Emissions

Harvey said:
On our Prius it works great, even on an old car. We test drove a honda and the whole thing shook like a MF when it restarted. Deal breaker for us.
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I turn it off on the work F-150's, its pretty rough. The new Ranger is better. Someone once told me that mileage savings is negligible, that Ford used it to meet emissions :oops:
 
Harvey said:
I think they should use it more. Like in Manhattan. Although a lot of the cabs are hybrids.

Seems like simple reliable technology.
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I agree but the trend now is to discourage all hybrid solutions in favor of pushing us into EVs. I‘m a broken record I guess but I can’t believe a scaled down diesel/electric or gas/electric wouldn’t offer big improvements in mileage and emissions without requiring new infrastructure. Locomotives, cargo ships and heavy equipment are almost all diesel/electric because it’s extremely efficient.
 
Brownski said:
I agree but the trend now is to discourage all hybrid solutions in favor of pushing us into EVs. I‘m a broken record I guess but I can’t believe a scaled down diesel/electric or gas/electric wouldn’t offer big improvements in mileage and emissions without requiring new infrastructure. Locomotives, cargo ships and heavy equipment are almost all diesel/electric because it’s extremely efficient.
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I agree, especially when biofuels are used, even as a blend, along with regenerative braking.
 
gorgonzola said:
I turn it off on the work F-150's, its pretty rough. The new Ranger is better. Someone once told me that mileage savings is negligible, that Ford used it to meet emissions :oops:
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Not thinking of it as an mpg thing, more about emissions in places like Manhattan, where cars are stopped a lot. I don't see how it's a hybrid specific feature. I'm no prognosticator but my guess is hybrids will be around for quite a while.
 
Milo Maltbie said:
Hybrid takes all the start up delay out of it. Some of the gas only ones are pretty annoying.

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Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense.
 
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