[ExI] electric vehicles again

[Adrian Tymes]

That's called a "hybrid", and it is an approach that some have been trying
for decades.  For example, I drove a series of 3 hybrid Toyota Priuses
before switching to a Tesla.

On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 8:07 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> This kind of stuff is presented in the mainstream press as a joke, but it
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> An IC-assisted electric vehicle makes perfect sense in some climates:
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> The all-electrics have been getting bad press in the recent USA cold
> snap.  But what if… you really designed a vehicle from a white sheet of
> paper, with an easily-removable small internal combustion engine, which
> comes into play only in bad cold snaps and cross country trips?  The heat
> from the IC would heat the batteries so they continue to have full range,
> and they could even share the electric drive load.  We could design a
> cross-country-worthy vehicle which could eliminate range anxiety and cold
> anxiety but be easily removed when not needed, so the vehicle still has all
> the advantages of an all-electric ride for three quarters of the year and
> 90% of the trips.
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