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To me if it can go 30 miles on batteries alone it must be a series hybrid (so called E-REV/REEV). They talk about series hybrids needing bigger more expensive motors to be able to go full speed in electric mode... So are they saying that it can go 30 miles on batteries alone but only at low speeds because they use a small eMotor and the gas engine will need to activate if you try to go too fast?The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal....
...Bright is based around a parallel hybrid.
Um, to me series is less complex.The series hybrid architecture, however, is complex, say critics.
...Bright Automotive Announces Name of First Vehicle and Accelerates Date of its Public Unveiling
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Being Built from Ground-Up by Team of Auto Industry Veterans; Concept Will Be Shown on April 21
ANDERSON, IN (April 6, 2009) – Bright Automotive, Inc. announced today that its first vehicle – a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will achieve 100 mpg for an average customer – will be called the IDEA. A concept version of the IDEA will be shown to the public for the first time on April 21, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ...
Forbes said:An Indiana start-up figures the fastest way to get more plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road isn't by designing sexy battery-powered sports cars. It's by convincing fleet operators how much they'll save using electric delivery vans.
A small poke at Tesla in that article.
.I'm sure everyone here would agree that Tesla's sexy sport car opened the door that Bright is driving through.An Indiana start-up figures the fastest way to get more plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road isn't by designing sexy battery-powered sports cars
Is this the most eco-friendly delivery van in the world?
To get it into fleets at Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and FedEx, the Indiana auto veterans at Bright Automotive are hoping for a federal loan.
Most important, now that we've seen the IDEA up close, we have a better idea what it could do for fleets looking to curb their fuel usage. Follow us past the jump to find out more.
Another one bites the dust.