From the NY Times of 1 Jan 2006:
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Hybrids, Hydrogen and Hype
All hybrids are not created equal. G.M.'s "mild hybrid" pickups use electric motors to run accessories, but not to power the wheels.
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Turn the engine off while rolling downhill. Accessories continue to run, but not from engine. Even you too can have a hybrid - according to GM.
Twelve years after the US government gave GM money to build a hybrid - and this is their best? GM will be running to the US government for protection. Why? Two new engines in 2006 - and both be 1950 technology pushrods - no overhead cam. Somehow they have a hybrid that does not drive the wheels? Plenty of Bull in an industry that is instead about power of horses.