S3 E29: It's a CE, it's an EV, it's a very efficient hybrid!?

About this episode

This episode explores the design and efficiency of hybrid vehicles.

Hybrid vehicles. We've all heard the term: jack of all trades, master of none (JOAT MON), but, I think hybrids are so much more than that and in this video we explore the wonderfully designed hybrid! Video I highly recommend watching after this! REALLY COOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2L5VOtf47Y&t=336s Bulk of the video is from 5:44-12:00 If you have extra time, watch from the beginning until 12:00 minutes If you have extra extra time – watch the whole thing! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_braking https://theicct.org/publication/real-world-usage-of-plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-fuel-consumption-electric-driving-and-co2-emissions/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnUFH5GX_fI https://theicct.org/publication/real-world-phev-us-dec22/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hybrid_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_split_device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atkinson_cycle

People in this episode

Host: Vikram Devaru

Topics covered

• hybrid vehicles
• regenerative braking
• fuel consumption
• electric driving
• CO2 emissions
• vehicle design

Keywords

• hybrid vehicles
• regenerative braking
• fuel consumption
• electric driving
• CO2 emissions
• Toyota Hybrid System

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wikipedia, ICCT

Products: Toyota Hybrid System, Atkinson cycle

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