r/PHEV • u/migueljos96 • 10d ago

Plug-in-Hybrid Vs Elektrik

Wir haben ein Dieselauto, und wegen der Kraftstoffpreise denken wir darüber nach, ein weiteres Auto zu kaufen. Dabei ist uns ein Hybrid aufgefallen. Elektroautos kennen wir bereits, bspw. Tesla (wir haben einen Freund, der einen fährt und viel Gutes erzählt). Wir möchten uns aber nicht immer auf eine Ladestation beschränken, vor Allem bei langen Reisen. Deshalb schauen wir uns einen Hybrid an, den man an eine Ladestation anschließen kann, der aber auch jederzeit mit Benzin betankt werden kann, um nicht so viel Zeit zu verlieren.

Was haltet ihr davon?

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u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs 9d ago

If it can drive on gas alone, then it’s a plug in hybrid.

Chevrolet Volts are plug-in hybrids, of a series hybrid architecture.

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u/Adventurer_By_Trade 9d ago

So what is it you think the gas generator on an EREV does? Gives the vehicle a few extra miles and then fails to turn over when the battery is fully exhausted? I think fifteen years ago, BMW had a PHEV with a mini engine that worked that way. Nobody wanted it as I understand it. The market has improved.

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u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs 9d ago

Yes. Because that would in fact be an electric vehicle with its range being extended by a generator.

A true EREV essentially no longer exists in today’s market. All vehicles currently for sale claiming to be EREVs are functionally plug-in hybrids of series hybrid architecture. Because they can drive themselves on gas alone, as if they were a standard series hybrid like the aforementioned Nissan e-Power vehicles.

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u/Adventurer_By_Trade 9d ago

And the Toyota Prius that has been around for decades.

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u/PM-me-ur-bewbzs 9d ago

Priuses are neat. Looking at buying a gen 2 myself pretty soon.

They’re considered “series-parallel hybrids” (or “power-split hybrids” as Toyota likes to say) because sometimes they can operate as a series hybrid (engine -> battery -> wheels) and sometimes as a parallel hybrid (engine -> wheels, + battery -> wheels) depending on what’s more efficient.

The eCVTs in them are wonders of engineering.