Originally Posted By: rslifkin
EKpolk - That was my point. It would get better mpg, but by removing the hybrid bits, it would be to flawed and impractical for anyone to buy one, and manufacturers know that, so they don't build them that way.
Ford still offers the Crown Vic, just only for fleet sales. They stopped selling to the public after 2008.
But keep in mind that a hybrid design, with the hybrid parts removed, would simply NEVER exist. Ever. The motor-generators are integrated into the transmission, and the gas engines are strongly biased toward fuel economy (Atkinson cycle operation, idle shutoff, and so forth) with the specific intent that the gas engine's watered-down performance will be supplemented by the two MGs. Ergo, the idea of comparing a hybrid with its "electric bits" removed is totally theoretical, and in more concrete terms, would simply never happen.
EKpolk - That was my point. It would get better mpg, but by removing the hybrid bits, it would be to flawed and impractical for anyone to buy one, and manufacturers know that, so they don't build them that way.
Ford still offers the Crown Vic, just only for fleet sales. They stopped selling to the public after 2008.
But keep in mind that a hybrid design, with the hybrid parts removed, would simply NEVER exist. Ever. The motor-generators are integrated into the transmission, and the gas engines are strongly biased toward fuel economy (Atkinson cycle operation, idle shutoff, and so forth) with the specific intent that the gas engine's watered-down performance will be supplemented by the two MGs. Ergo, the idea of comparing a hybrid with its "electric bits" removed is totally theoretical, and in more concrete terms, would simply never happen.
