[winwun]

I wonder what the specs on the genset of a hybrid is . . .

I forsee, with proliferation of these autos, there will become available from roll-overs, rear-enders, etc, a source of generators, provided the specs are conducive to appliance demands.

One thing hybrids need (and they may have) is the ability to utilize the burn-off of energy in braking as charging for the batteries.

Braking, historically, is a wastrel of the energy built up from previous acceleration, and to wastefully burn this off as heat is a crime . . .