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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @10:37PM (#43840647)
But you don’t really. You get a weak drive train as many moving parts as an ICE plus a non-trivial size battery that is expensive to replace. Your maintenance costs potential are as a bad as an ICE plus an EV. EVs are way more elegant solutions, simpler, better performance. Also, EVs are improving rapidly, charging speed and range keep getting better.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by tzs on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @08:12AM (#43844102)
Hybrids done well actually have fewer moving parts than ICEs. They eliminate some systems (alternator and starter motor for example) and greatly simplify others (transmission).
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