You only need about 35 hp to keep a 4000lb car cruising at 70 mph. The idea? Run the powertrain totally on battery, then toss in a 50 or 70 hp engine just to charge it up.<p>It's flipping the hybrid script: instead of using electric for low demand and gas for more juice, it's electric for the main power and gas just for the battery.<p>This puts the heavy lifting on the 90% efficient powertrain and eases up on the super inefficient 25% one.<p>Toyota should've been all over this back in 2015.
I wonder how Tesla is going to respond. They might have most of the EV market in the US but if I was looking for my first EV, I wouldn't choose them.
Nobody wants to tackle the elephant in the room. I don't care if Tesla, Byd or another manufacturer give me a few kms more of range. First I want a car that doesn't send data to the manufacturer and/or third parties and do not track me.<p>Does that unicorn still even exist or do I have to wait for UE to do something about it?
<a href="https://carnewschina.com/2024/05/28/byd-qin-l-launches-in-china-with-fifth-generation-phev-system/" rel="nofollow">https://carnewschina.com/2024/05/28/byd-qin-l-launches-in-ch...</a><p>Looks like incredible value and fuel efficiency at the price point.