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  • CmdrShepard42@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 days ago

    These conversions replace the entire drivetrain so you’d be losing the weight of the V8, transmission, transfer case, and drivelines and replacing them with a little 4 cylinder engine, generator, and batteries.

    • CucumberFetish@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Considering that even the hybrid cars made by car manufacturers themselves are heavier than their ICE counterparts, I don’t think that by retrofitting an older car you’ll get a better result.

      For example, 2024 Hyundai Tucson curb weights:

      Heaviest ICE: 3663 lbs

      Lightest hybrid: 3692 lbs

      Lightest plugin hybrid: 4115 lbs