This post was originally written for Oppositelock, but with the potentially impending death of Kinja user blogs, I’m reposting it here.
I swear, this is the last part! If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 (on degrees of hybridization and the various systems out there), I highly recommend doing so first. Today, I’m covering the energy storage systems used by hybrids.
Continue reading “A Primer on Hybrids, part 3”This post was originally written for Oppositelock, but with the potentially impending death of Kinja user blogs, I’m reposting it here.
Yesterday, I posted a primer on the various degrees of hybridization, ranging from “micro hybrids”, to range-extended battery electrics. Here’s the follow-up, with coverage of the powertrain layouts of hybrids.
Continue reading “A Primer on Hybrids, part 2”This post was originally written for Oppositelock, but with the potentially impending death of Kinja user blogs, I’m reposting it here.
As a hybrid enthusiast who’s noticed quite a few questions about hybrids here on Oppo (as well as on Jalopnik), I thought it might be useful to write up a primer on hybrid technology, the various configurations of hybrid systems that are out there, and what all of that means.
Continue reading “A Primer on Hybrids, part 1”