The Automotive 4-Letter Word — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 153

Oh, truck it, let's say the word! Nobody likes the word "hybrid" but adding electric assist to combustion engines really can pave a way forward, especially for long-haul trucking. === Click here to join the Hagerty Driver's Club: https://bit.ly/Join-HDC-Cammisa-Rev https://www.pickmebean.com  https://range.energy === This week, Derek and Jason have an experience at Sonoma Raceway with Range Energy, a company focusing on hybridizing long-haul trucking. It's an ingenious solution to the problem of reducing emissions and fuel consumption, without needing to throw away existing diesel tractors. And while they were there, they take Jason's e-Golf on the race track. Because, stupid. But the idea of electricity helping combustion engines is what propelled Porsche to install a hybrid system on the 992.2 911 GTS. Learn how that system works in our discussion — including a chart of engine response of the last 3.0-liter twin-turbo six that debuted 991.2 Carrera versus naturally aspirated engines. Also, Derek drives a Lucid Sapphire around Sonoma Raceway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices