why car manufacturers are complicating hybrids? keep their current

Because hybrids are for cucks

>>16301214
because as usual until the aftermarket crowd latch onto it, it wont be worth shit the factory original systems will always be shit.
Something like this would be amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Vck6oCi3A

>>16301214
it's so they don't need to build a whole new factory to create the car. they can build them on the same lines as other cars if the design is similar enough. also saves on R&D and component pricing if you keep the carry over volumes up.

>>16301214
>keep their current FF shitbox configuration and add an electric motor in the axle, driving the rear wheels.
Volvo already does this. It's brilliant - but you lose quite a bit of cargo capacity iirc.
ICE FWD and electric RWD is quite possible the best possible consumer layout for a hybrid though.

For an enthousiast, the best AWD layout would be ICE RWD, with electric FWD, for that rear power bias, and front brake energy regeneration - possibly with a small electric motor on the ICE as well. Doesn't matter if it's front engined or rear engined.

>>16302287
Modular architectures easily allow for this though.

>>16302329
>Modular architectures easily allow for this though.

with a huge monetary investment, sure. hybrid volumes arn't large enough to support it right now.