I think inline hybrids are more likely. not the hybrids we have now, but ones where the engine never drives the vehicle.
Trains have been running inline hybrid systems for years, you get a diesel engine to run a generator and have traction motors drive the wheels. There isn't one train that runs the wheels from the diesel motor, it would require a retardedly large torque converter or a clutch that would last probably one stop and go.
The best way to make the transition from gas to electic technology is to go with an inline hybrid. A reletively small engine runs a generator, like a v-twin or something small like that, and the power comes from the generator, gets stored in a small bank of batteries and runs the motors.
Imagine a car that produces 200hp from electric motors and never needs to be pluged in, as long as you have fuel in the tank you can go. The tank doesn't need to be nearly as big as on a gas only vehicle, and with regenerative braking you can fly around the city on very little fuel.
Trains have been running inline hybrid systems for years, you get a diesel engine to run a generator and have traction motors drive the wheels. There isn't one train that runs the wheels from the diesel motor, it would require a retardedly large torque converter or a clutch that would last probably one stop and go.
The best way to make the transition from gas to electic technology is to go with an inline hybrid. A reletively small engine runs a generator, like a v-twin or something small like that, and the power comes from the generator, gets stored in a small bank of batteries and runs the motors.
Imagine a car that produces 200hp from electric motors and never needs to be pluged in, as long as you have fuel in the tank you can go. The tank doesn't need to be nearly as big as on a gas only vehicle, and with regenerative braking you can fly around the city on very little fuel.
