QUOTE(chongmelvin2238 @ Oct 12 2019, 04:44 PM)
Anyone can answer... ?
Can the c350e still function as normal car after the battery totally die and not function...
Petrol engine gives 211hp and 75hp from electric. Assuming battery gone, car still at 211hp?
If battery is not a must for the car to function, then we can just drive as regular non hybrid once the battery die...
not really
hybrid system also linked to the brakes
cannot just deduce petrol engine propels car just fine without additional output from electric motor
then if hybrid system battery went faulty, just isolate it from operating, depend solely on petrol engine
car would probably go into a "severe" mode and not move at all
these hybrid systems are integrated so well and complicated, the car can run an electric only range, or petrol engine only to charge the battery
but once it's faulty, it cant just rely on one source of power