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"Strong hybrids mostly a side-bet"
German car makers seem reluctant to show themselves fully committed to hybridisation. One of the reasons is the high cost of strong hybridisation, which is only partially compensated for by lower operational costs.
Volkswagen executive director mr. Jens Hadler "estimate[s] that while stop-start systems can save 3-5% of CO2 emissions, a full hybrid can offer a five times higher reduction in fuel consumption, but at at 18 times the cost. Even though this cost disadvantage will be smaller with the transition to the next generation of hybrid drives, hybrids will still be burdened with clearly greater costs in future he said."
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