That’s a funny thing to say, as traditional transmissions are more complex than the planetary gearset driven transmissions hybrids use.
There's multiple kinds of complexity. Mechanically, an ICE is more complex. But materially, its arguably less complex, since it doesn't rely on rare earths or lithium, and the knowledge base for construction and maintenance of ICE is already established.
There's another important thing to consider - the energy density of the fuel or battery. Petrol is nothing short of miraculous. We can literally poor energy into a tank. We can transport it with zero energy loss, over any distance and any time. Conversely, any use of batteries faces massive losses in efficiency due to conversion losses.
There's another important thing to consider - the energy density of the fuel or battery. Petrol is nothing short of miraculous. We can literally poor energy into a tank. We can transport it with zero energy loss, over any distance and any time. Conversely, any use of batteries faces massive losses in efficiency due to conversion losses.
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