I was thinking about this issue and my spouse's aerodynamic hybrid. FWD with two electric motors in the back so the motors are constantly supplying power to keep the gas engine from turning higher RPMs. When cruising you'll of course hit periods of 100% electric only even at 70mph+ speeds. We recently made a drive when the north wind was constantly over 30mph and it never went total electric at highway speeds. Not one-to-one but the wind was acting similar to added weight thus the resistance was constantly eating the batteries as the motors were slightly helping the gas engine but requiring more juice to do so. EVs might be fast but even throwing 2000lbs in them/behind them will drastically consume the battery. Until they have a battery that will run 1000+ miles on a charge w/o a load then towing will be an obstacle.
It makes sense. Capture what energy you can with regen braking, wasted energy, boost the ICE engine for spurts so you never work as hard, etc. Even a small ICE generator would help, and give the option to extend range with fuel if you wanted to go a longer stretch without an electric station.
Pluck ev's gimmie a Pete any time
