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Re:Landfill is underrated and recycling overrated by benj111 on Sunday July 14, 2019 @03:40PM (#20435485)
"overcomplicated"

From a mechanical pov?

Your experience doesn't seem like it would refute that? To be fair I'm not sure how you could refute it without long term large scale reliability testing.

Re:Landfill is underrated and recycling overrated by pdonis on Sunday July 14, 2019 @05:40PM (#20436280)
Hybrids are more complicated than non-hybrids, not so much mechanically as electrically and in the controls. It takes very sophisticated computer software and calibrations to properly manage the charge/discharge of the battery pack and the electric motors when doing regenerative braking or acceleration, in order to provide the same functionality as a simple throttle and mechanical brakes do in a non-hybrid.