Jude Hueber, Lightning Hybrids Senior Engineer - Powertrain, Controls and Chassis - describes why they chose a parallel hydraulic system in their design. Depending on how the electrical controls are arranged, a parallel system can serve to lessen the load on a conventional internal combustion engine at all times. This flexibility allows tuning to increase performance and drivability of the vehicle and eliminate many failure modes that would render the vehicle unable to drive. Also watch these episodes on Lightning Hybrids:
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