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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 21 MIN

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

from Vik the Random · host Vikram Devaru

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 COOLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2L5VOtf47Y&t=336sBulk of the video is from 5:44-12:00If you have extra time, watch from the beginning until 12:00 minutesIf you have extra extra time – watch the whole thing!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brakinghttps://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_fIhttps://theicct.org/publication/real-world-phev-us-dec22/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hybrid_Systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_split_devicehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atkinson_cycle

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 COOLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2L5VOtf47Y&t=336sBulk of the video is from 5:44-12:00If you have extra time, watch from the beginning until 12:00 minutesIf you have extra extra time – watch the whole thing!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brakinghttps://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_fIhttps://theicct.org/publication/real-world-phev-us-dec22/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hybrid_Systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_split_devicehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atkinson_cycle

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