Talk:Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
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[edit] source
I was reading this: "But the GM BAS has broader hybrid functionality as the electric motor can also provide modest assist under acceleration and during steady driving" Is there a source for this? I cant find any other relevant information saying the BAS system is capable of assist.
- this press release linked from the Belt alternator starter main article notes it. I quote:
- Additionally, the system provides additional power from the electric motor/generator during launch, when required. At wide-open throttle, such as during a passing maneuver, the system improves acceleration feel by using the motor/generator to bolster the gasoline engine to achieve maximum power.
-Improbcat 13:56, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Readability
This article has good information, but it is not very readable for the average person. I'm working on rewriting and moving some of the sentences so that non-engineers or mechanics can better understand how a hybrid car works. Zojj 06:34, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Article name
Anyone else think we should move this to Types of hybrid vehicles (plural) or maybe Hybrid vehicle types? Zojj 06:43, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
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- I was actually going to suggest that it be changed to something to the effect of petroleum-electric hybrid types. Especially since the hybrid vehicles article is intended to encompass any kind of hybrid vehicle, not jjust gas/electric types. Improbcat 00:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- There is already an article Petroleum_electric_hybrid_vehicle which contains the information mainly on the type of hybrid cars most people expect. Therefore hybrid vehicles has more space for info on other types.--Theosch 08:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- How about Types of Hybrid Drivetrains? This seems to fit the content of the article. As it focuses on the mechanical underpinning of various hybrid vehicles. Improbcat 13:41, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- Or better yet Hybrid Vehicle Drivetrains That makes clear it is about vehicles, and specifically the drivetrains and is much shorter without the 'types of' part which really isn't needed. Improbcat 05:26, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
- Seconded, for Hybrid vehicle drivetrains. Zojj 04:50, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- I prefer Hybrid vehicle drivetrain (in singular). --Altermike 06:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
- Except that the article is specifically about the various different drivetrains, so using drivetrain in the singular is both grammatically incorrect and potentially misleading. Improbcat 14:52, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
- I prefer Hybrid vehicle drivetrain (in singular). --Altermike 06:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
- Seconded, for Hybrid vehicle drivetrains. Zojj 04:50, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Or better yet Hybrid Vehicle Drivetrains That makes clear it is about vehicles, and specifically the drivetrains and is much shorter without the 'types of' part which really isn't needed. Improbcat 05:26, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
- How about Types of Hybrid Drivetrains? This seems to fit the content of the article. As it focuses on the mechanical underpinning of various hybrid vehicles. Improbcat 13:41, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- There is already an article Petroleum_electric_hybrid_vehicle which contains the information mainly on the type of hybrid cars most people expect. Therefore hybrid vehicles has more space for info on other types.--Theosch 08:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- I was actually going to suggest that it be changed to something to the effect of petroleum-electric hybrid types. Especially since the hybrid vehicles article is intended to encompass any kind of hybrid vehicle, not jjust gas/electric types. Improbcat 00:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Intro Needs Rewrite
The content of the article is very good, but the intro is lacking at present. It only mentions fuel (petroleum, even further limiting) based hybrid electrics, while the article covers the gamut from those to plug-in hybrids and human-powered hybrids. Need a better, more general/encompassing definition in the intro to serve this article. - Ageekgal (talk) 15:34, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Combined hybrid?
The technology described in this section describes a parallel hybrid in that the ICE engine and the electric motor are both engaged! This appears to be a marketing term rather than a technical term. --Treekids (talk) 17:42, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
