joshupetersen

When the current slew of hybrids were being designed and developed, they mainly fell into 3 categories, and I saw them talked about with the following names and categories...

Power assist hybrids

Basically a normal gas car, but a piston replaced with an electric motor and regenerative breaking....

• Pros: better gas milage than a normal gas car, easier to convert existing plants.
• Cons: much higher maintenance

Dual train hybrids

Basically a full electric car system and a full gas motor system, the car uses both, balancing between the two for whatever most convenient at the moment) * Pros: Much better milage than power assist hybrids, your car can literally half-break down and still run. *Cons: Literally twice as much engine to maintain, and both trains (gas & electric) are individually weaker than normal.

Full Electric Train Hybrids

Basically, a full-on electric car, the only difference between it and a full electric car is a gas generator stuck in some spot that can run when you run out of juice. The gas fuels a generator which makes electricity which in turn fuels the electric motor.

• Pros: Best milage, fewest moving parts between the hybrids, lowest maintenance frequency.
• Cons: You really need an electrician to work on it if it breaks, not a mechanic.

This brings me to my question:

This is how I learned about Hybrids. Now they're using completely different names. I hear things I don't recognize (power train hybrids, plug-in hybrid, power-drive hybrids, etc.) Whenever I go to a dealer and ask if they have a Full electric train hybrid, they just stare at me blankly, and respond in ways that show they obviously don't know what I'm talking about.

What do dealers call a Full Electric Train hybrid, so I can ask for what I'm looking for, and make sure they don't get confused and try to give me a dual-train or a power assist?

I've glanced over the Voynich manuscript...

I thought I recognized some of the plant parts (although not as wholes, but I might recognize one flower and one set of roots taken out of context), and there were women connecting the various parts.

What dawned on me was... well, what if it was a manual on plant grafting and the results thereof, with the women and people merely representing the idea of vitalism that was around in that era? Has anyone tried grafts based on the manuscript?

Neither do I, which is why I don't want to get tricked into buying one when I'm looking for a Full-Electric Train hybrid... which I have no idea what the dealers call them. O_o