Hybrid is now the High-end
Todays hybrid technology, limited by the higher expense of batteries is aimed at reducing fuel consumption through numerous methods. Combined with the electric motor, future vehicles are expected to employ regenerative braking to recapture vitality and go into engine shutdown at idle to decrease fuel consumption. Gasoline engines are expected to remain dominant in hybrid electric vehicles with a feasible mix of renewable energy sources like ethanol. Split path vehicles primarily function as motors and generators.
They are really efficient. This is achieved by use of electric powered machines and inverters that convert energy from the engine to the generator thereby having a multiplication effect on the system efficiency. Strong magnets permit this higher efficiency operation to take place and their price is one of the limiting factors in hybrid electric cars going mainstream.
It’s hoped with cooperation inside the industry and as battery prices come down, hybrid electrical cars will become mainstream. Also consider to make it a power wheel chair friendly, just in case you ever need one.