Hybrids. Hybrids are where its at.
And the only way to make a hybrid better would be to mount pantographs on top.
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Nah, too heavy.
Less heavy, because no need for large batteries.
The energy density of fuel is much higher than that of batteries.
^This.
And the effective energy density of overhead catenaries approaches infinity, because they're not being moved.
Siemens estimated that (for Sweden) electrifying 3% of the roads would put almost all trips within 3km of an electrified section.
Think of that, and think of the two thin lines of tears running down Mohammed bin Salman's face when we stop needing his oil without returning to the Middle Ages.
Don't you usually still have a large battery in a hybrid?
My hybrid has a comparable battery to my e-bike :)
The ICE is generating most of the energy on long trips, the battery is just holding the energy from regenerative braking.
Little battery, big difference. I have gotten 3.3 litres per 100 km highway driving in the hybrid, my Mazda would be double that, and the heavy old Mercedes would be triple.
Ah, interesting.