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      03-03-2008, 08:49 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Epacy View Post
That's not a good statement, T Bone.

"BMW's term" Regen Braking disconnects the alternator under load so more power may be put down to the road instead of powering accesories and the like.
That hardly qualifies as wrecking pure performance. It is actually quite the opposite.

You need to pay the piper.... I took photos of the batteries of the M3 (as you know) and of the 1 series. There is no way we need batteries that heavy.

You gain slightly for disconnecting the alternator under acceleration (and using electric water pumps and stuff like that) but you paid with bigger and heavier batteries.

Extrapolate this further.... Hybrid batteries weigh alot and coupled with a weak motor and there is no driving pleasure. In a performance car, you buy power and performance.


BTW, I spent $5212 on fuel on my AMEX alone in 2007.... But I had a lot of smiles in 2007 driving.
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