20 Jun 08 13:45, Cindy Haglund wrote to TOM WALKER:


 TW>> hooking it up RW>to an electric generator and power the wheels with
 TW>> the electric motors, RW>just like the diesel-electric engines the
 TW>> railroad use. Charge a bank of RW>batteries at the same time.

 TW>> Don't sound very practical to me. Hybrid cars are really just a
 TW>> gimic.

 CH>  They're said to be best used for city driving because you rely more
 CH> on the electricity. Open road driving requires the fuel to take over.

You're not thinking of the correct hybrid. You're thinking of the ones
that you charge up the battery and then drive it 30 or 40 miles before you
need to plug it in again. This hybrid uses a gas or diesel engine to
charge the batteries on the fly, but it never powers the wheels.

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