Diesel Hybrid Cars. Diesel hybrid cars certainly have their benefits, but they also have their downsides too. A diesel already achieves fuel economy superior to a gasoline engine.
Plus, diesels are extremely reliable because they have to be built to handle more extreme compression. The VW diesel hybrid used all manner of exotic materials to make the car a light as possible. Hybrid cars combine a conventional petrol or diesel engine with an electric motor.
A diesel-electric hybrid is a vehicle that is powered by both a diesel engine and an electric motor.
Therefore, this extra cost is carried on over to.
Most hybrid cars are petrol-electric hybrids but there are also diesel-electric hybrids, although they are less common. Below are some of those downsides. But diesel and hybrid fans are.