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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Road Walker who wrote (406140)	8/13/2008 5:13:01 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579681

"I think most is in the batteries" Yep. "Although it appears revolutionary right now it sure doesn't seem like an 'elegant solution' to me long term." Well, it is how trains have operated for a long while. An IC engine is most efficient when it is running at a steady speed with a steady load. So this takes the best from both worlds. You run the IC engine at its most efficient. Plus, you get the efficiencies of an electric drive train with a simpler transmission, if you have one at all, and regenerative braking.