Toyota (and likely other brands) is telling dealers to prepare for large amounts of EV trade ins over the next several years based on current trends. In other words take them in with consideration to the upcoming glut (ie. don't pay to much)
Lots of used T3's on lots in my area
Although Teslas still sell well new (status among certain demographic groups?). Not so much other EV's
Honda has been building a large battery producing plant in Fayette Co, OH along I-71 for at least a year now. It was touted as bringing a lot of jobs to this area, but now I'm wondering as the demand seems to be falling.
Depends on what kind of batteries and how flexible the lines are.... I don't see the demand for battery storage of solar and wind power diminishing in the near future. Quite the opposite. Make power during the day/wind, store in batteries for when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing.Originally Posted by BobM
I also don't see the demand for hybrids falling off any cliffs. So... batteries should be a growth industry, but maybe not the plug-in EV type.
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Likely for hybrid
Toyota has hybrid-ed almost entire fleet no doubt Honda will also
Ive been watching this discussion, hybrid seems more practical and efficient overall. Dont most train engines operate basically as hybrids?
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Most are diesel-electric, meaning the diesel engine drives a generator that powers electric motors for propulsion.
You might be thinking of electro diesel that can run on either electric or diesel, which are fairly limited but exist.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elec...sel_locomotive
Technically they are electric with diesel generators
In a car the electric motor on a hybrid is a supplement not primary drive
Actually, I understand how they function, just not how the terms of hybrid apply in relation to cars.
Thanks for the clarifying comments.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
In minor clarification, two of the primary sorts of hybrids out there are series and parallel.
Priuses and similar options are parallel hybrids, both HSDs and non-HSDs; wherein both the ICE and the electric motors can drive the vehicle.
Series hybrids, which may include such trains as were previously discussed, as well as pure-electric vehicles with an ICE range extender attached, only drive through the efforts of the electric motors, while charging off of their ICE output.
Jules
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Cold wx considerations
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