The ticking time bomb under the hood

Kayteg1 wrote:

DWeikert wrote:

I used to think that about hybrids, until I bought one. I once thought a Prius was basically just a 1.8L engine driven vehicle during extended highway travel. I couldn't have been more wrong. I can easily get 50+ mpg driving highway speeds. You don't actually have to touch the brakes to send a charge back into the batteries. Every time you go down a hill or allow the vehicle to slow due to traffic is sends a charge back into the battery assisting when you go back up the next hill or accelerate once traffic picks up again.

IMHO a diesel based hybrid would be the best of both worlds. Just wish someone would make one...

PS: It seems only the LML Duramax (2011-2016) has the CP4 pump.

My 5 years old Mercedes diesel makes 60 mpg at highway speed without messing with hybrid technology.
It does have recouping charge as well, what for minimal fuel/emission savings is killing batteries in 2-3 years. That all with almost 200 HP that will burn wide tires on dry asphalt.
MB does diesel hybrid, but small electric engine IMHO is made more for publicity or emission stunt, than for real use.
Adding batteries and electric motor to diesel will cost more in dead weight that will benefit from fuel saving.

Why is it you fail to comprehend adding hybrid technology to any engine will increase mileage? If you get 60 MPG now (doubtful), adding batteries and electric motor would take you to 90+ mpg. What does a typical 1.8L gas compact get? Maybe 30-35 highway? Yet a 1.8L hybrid easily gets 50+

The "killing batteries in 2-3 years" is a myth proven false a decade ago when the early Prius models were hitting 10 years on the road with their factory batteries and still going strong.

If burning wide tires on dry asphalt trips your trigger, you need to get a Tesla.

Now you know why I don't come here often anymore. It's been a good run. See ya.