You guys may be right about the MM and programming for a straight ICE vs a hybrid. If we think and talk it through, though, how would the lubrication and protection requirements of the ICE portion of a dual-power or hybrid system differ? Engine run time, oil temp, engine coolant temp, air temps, load, time between runs... all the parameters that have been engineered and validated against demonstrated useful oil life appear to me to be unrelated to the thing the ICE powers. Accordingly, what parameters would you propose need to be accounted for differently in one application vs another?
To put it in more common terms: The typical operation of the ICE in a hybrid such as the Clarity would be similar to that of a conventional car that was subject to nothing but ultra-short trips, and perhaps not run for ...days? between trips. That’s the absolute worst operating environment for engine oil (and engine) durability we would normally encounter.
Again, I’m asking in order to stimulate thought and discussion, and to learn if my knowledge of the system has become obsolete. That said, the objections I’ve seen here suggest to me a lot of jaded suspicion and even almost aggression or anger (“fraudulent” was a term used above, indicating assumed intent to defraud by Honda) that I think are unsupported by any data.
