Feeling Hot Hot Hot. Feeling Hot Hot Hot. Come on and sing! Why? Well the powertrain guys are heating it up! The systems integration guys are burning rubber! And Kris Sevel is a wiring GENIOUS! We started work at 9 am Saturday and by 10 pm there was a working, running, ALL THEM HORSES ARE MOVIN', "Holy Bat Hybrid Batman!", yeahaw kind of moment! The engine runs now, and it responds to throttle input and responds to the STOCK Equinox ignition switch.

The EM on the rear drive moves in both directions and has a rudimentary "regenerative braking strategy". Okay that is a little like calling being in a boat swimming but still. You hit the brakes and the EM goes negative torque. There is some refinement to go and well we need to get that infernal battery box installed. Oh yeah and those pesky half shafts. But once that happens we have a Hybrid! Minus a control strategy but the Controls guys have one ready and when we let them, they can do that nerdy control thing and then we'll be Habanero spicy. FORGET MEATBALLS, we're going Carnitas! Or should we be doing spicy barbacoa? That is beef you know . . . and we love that cooked cow.

O-H-I-O!