Well, from what I understand, the car I drove did. I believe the motor was hooked up to engine's output shaft in some way, so they could work together to generate torque. The gearing seemed very low for the displacement (even had a 6th gear!), so it would suggest they were making good use of the electric powertrain.
I don't miss that either (in fact, I know the ECU can do a much better job), but I do enjoy engaging with the car, and thus drive a manual transmission. I'm fairly confident I can get better efficiency and control as opposed to the same transmission with a computer changing gears for me.
From what I've heard, it's somewhat of a rarity in the US, but it's very widely used in Europe.
Horses are very fuel inefficient. Sure they burn 100% renewable hay/oats, but they burn a lot of them. Worse they burn them even at idle so those who don't use their horse constantly still pay for the fuel.
tentacleuno|9 months ago
Reubachi|9 months ago
I feel similar to you in that complexity over time only locks out the user.
However I certainly do not miss a choke or having to mess with a carb in general on my road going vehicle.
tentacleuno|9 months ago
From what I've heard, it's somewhat of a rarity in the US, but it's very widely used in Europe.
AtlasBarfed|9 months ago
bluGill|9 months ago
Horse emissions are really bad too.
littlestymaar|9 months ago