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Originally Posted by Ganthrithor
Why can't we have these instead of Prii?
What doesn't make any sense to me is a car like the Prius that has to lug around two complete propulsion systems for literally no fucking reason at all since it gets poorer fuel economy than some ICE designs and drives like shit.
My other major objection to hybidism is how every manufacturer seems to feel obliged to release hybrid versions of all of their cars.
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Three points:
1. Nobody says you can't buy diesel instead of a Prius, or a fuel efficient gas engine. Hell if I wanted to be green I'd buy a mid-80's Civic. They get 40+ mpg for pocket change. Reserve newer diesels for those that can't lose their comfort but want to be green. I honestly think Diesel is more likely than electric at this point, the infrastructure is in place and as long as organic life exists on this planet we can manufacture diesel fuel.
2. You already explained it, it's a rolling science experiment. An auto company needs to develop a more efficient vehicle, hybridization makes sense as it covers the weak points of both technologies available today. Why wouldn't you try to at least break even on that kind of R&D investment? Of course they tried to sell them.
3. If people weren't buying them, the auto manufacturers wouldn't make them. People buy them, get an increase in fuel economy and fund future technologies so we can enjoy fun sports cars while everyone else is charging their cars overnight.
Why do you take technology so personal? You have a vendetta because these things are dull. SO what? From an engineering perspective hybrids make sense in todays world, and they will for a long time. It's hard to explain why it's a good idea, I'm trying to find an article or link that covers roughly 4-6 engineering courses that I've taken. Might have to write it myself...