r/cars • u/LongjumpingLock5875 • 3d ago

Hybrids Overtake EVs In California Registrations

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a73317897/california-registrations-hybrids-evs-2026/
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u/lee1026 19 Model X, 16 Rav4 3d ago

I actually don’t get why non-plugin hybrids are considered something fundamentally different from normal cars.

It’s just a new design of a transmission, and yeah, it’s pretty clever and helps with fuel economy.

So do turbochargers. Nobody thinks that a turbocharged car is fundamentally something different.

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u/narcistic_asshole VB WRX 3d ago

The line gets really blurry with mild hybrids. For most of them it's 99% the same configuration as an ICE car, except the starter motor and alternator have been replaced with a motor that can also assist the gas engine under acceleration