It's long been said that hybrids will rule the world. Wait, that's not right. Hybrids will serve the world as more of a stop-gap between internal combustion and fully electric cars, at least until the battery tech and infrastructure are ready for prime time. (At least, that's the going theory, but when it comes to the future of powertrains, things are never easy to predict.) Until then, the world will may have some teething issues—let's explore that.
