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**irrelaAnnekly** · 08-03-2009, 07:09 AM

Which is what hybrids and hydrogen are.

But some people want pure electric vehicle. Why carry two engines (electric and an ICE), when you can, instead of weigh of the ICE, have more batteries, which extend the range even further?

I'll tell you why auto industry want electric&ICE hybrids. There's A LOT of maintenance with an ICE:
- oil
- oil filter
- air filter
- spark plugs
- tune ups
- yada, yada,...

with which Auto Industry earns it's money.

With pure electric vehicle, there's almost no maintenance. Only tires. You don't even need to change breaks because of regenerative breaking.

08-03-2009, 07:09 AM	#59
irrelaAnnekly Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	Which is what hybrids and hydrogen are. But some people want pure electric vehicle. Why carry two engines (electric and an ICE), when you can, instead of weigh of the ICE, have more batteries, which extend the range even further? I'll tell you why auto industry want electric&ICE hybrids. There's A LOT of maintenance with an ICE: - oil - oil filter - air filter - spark plugs - tune ups - yada, yada,... with which Auto Industry earns it's money. With pure electric vehicle, there's almost no maintenance. Only tires. You don't even need to change breaks because of regenerative breaking.
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