Hybrid pickup by Workhorse
Interesting stuff http://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/04/20170414-w15.html Technically not really a Hybrid but a BEV with generator assist. 7.2 KW of job site power though. Handy. Towing is ...
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KD4UPL wrote:BenK wrote:
And locomotives in the USA have been hybrids to this day....ever since they replaced steam locomotives
Guess those miles and miles long freight train hauling/towing rail cars are 'not' hybrids ????
They are not hybrids. They are diesel electric locomotives. They have no batteries so they won't move unless the engine is running. The electric aspect is for the transmission of power; it has nothing to do with battery power, regenerative braking, or emissions reduction as typical hybrid automobiles do..
Yah, and for us EV's drivers, that regen and the one pedal driving it brings is one of the things that would make it very hard to go back to a gas burner again. There is a long list of qualities that separate EV driving from ICE driving but this is one that you have to get used to everytime you step in an ice.
