Hybrid Mileage
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Is it possible for a hybrid car to get better mileage in city driving than in highway driving?
I saw an ad for hybrid car making that claim. It seems to defy the laws of physics? Is there a standard to determine city driving mileage? Or is it up to each car maker?
Actually true Hybrid cars get best fuel mileage while the electric motor is being used with out gasoline assist. So slow speeds and sitting at lights the gas engine does not start up. That is for the first 40 miles. It is when you need 5 hp to maintaine 65 miles an hour and 4 hp to run A/C on the motor starts up and recharges the batterys and helps propel the car down the highway. Mixed driving around 40 miles a day is where hybrids shine.
Now the down side Toyota and Nissan Nickel Metal batterys are expensive and won't last the life of the car the high voltage system 255 volts can kill. And the car has a regular battery to start the gasoline engine too. Synergy Drive is the best thought out. Every one else is playing catch up.
Until there are Hydrogen powered fuel cells total electric cars with solor panel roofs and back up batterys that last. We are stuck with hybrid technology.
