[img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img] Er...... ah, ....; somehow in all of the hoopla I must have missed the definition. I was thinking that a HYBRID car was one that you could plug in and recharge, and only used the ICE for those times when the batteries were on their butt. [img]/forums/images/icons/blush.gif[/img] That is obviously an error on my part. [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] So, .... where does the electric current for the battery in a hybrid come from? Is it like a diesel electric submarine where you can (1) drive on ICE, (2) drive AND charge the accumulator, or (3) drive on electric power only? So is this right; the only source of motive power is the ICE either direct or thru the DC motor? [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] With gasoline prices the way they are, wouldn't it be advantageous to PLUG IN the Hybrid to the driveway outlet and get all you could into those batteries using utility power? [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] An additional savings could be gleaned by using a camo-colored extension cord, ....YES, they HAVE them, can you believe it!, ...... and slipping it under the fence and into the neighbor's back yard and plugging into their BB-Q rotissere outlet. [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]