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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5354130" data-attributes="member: 24302">A hybrid uses both the electric motor and the gas engine.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t some tiny gas engine like a generator.&nbsp; The car starts in electric mode but once you get to about 30 mph the gas engine takes over fulltime.&nbsp; You can run on electric for some time if you keep the speed low but the gas engine will kick in to top off the battery.&nbsp; An EV going down the interstate at 75 mph is running on an electric motor.&nbsp; A hybrid travelling at 75 mph is running strictly on its gas engine.&nbsp; It&#039;s why it&#039;s called a hybrid.&nbsp; Two motors working together or apart depending on utilization.&nbsp; One aspect of a hybrid that to me makes it superior to an EV is climate control.&nbsp; Say it&#039;s 95° outside and you&#039;re sitting in a parking lot.&nbsp; A gas engine car would have to idle to run the AC.&nbsp; Burns up fuel and is hard on the engine.&nbsp; An EV running its AC would drain its battery which may be an issue depending on how much battery is left.&nbsp; But a hybrid can have the car on ready mode and run its AC off its big hybrid battery.&nbsp; When it gets low enough the gas engine will start and run just long enough to top the battery off.&nbsp; You could sit there for 8 hrs in comfort and not burn more than a half gallon of gas and not be hard on the engine.&nbsp; That&#039;s a big deal in hot southern states.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5354130, member: 24302"] A hybrid uses both the electric motor and the gas engine. It isn't some tiny gas engine like a generator. The car starts in electric mode but once you get to about 30 mph the gas engine takes over fulltime. You can run on electric for some time if you keep the speed low but the gas engine will kick in to top off the battery. An EV going down the interstate at 75 mph is running on an electric motor. A hybrid travelling at 75 mph is running strictly on its gas engine. It's why it's called a hybrid. Two motors working together or apart depending on utilization. One aspect of a hybrid that to me makes it superior to an EV is climate control. Say it's 95° outside and you're sitting in a parking lot. A gas engine car would have to idle to run the AC. Burns up fuel and is hard on the engine. An EV running its AC would drain its battery which may be an issue depending on how much battery is left. But a hybrid can have the car on ready mode and run its AC off its big hybrid battery. When it gets low enough the gas engine will start and run just long enough to top the battery off. You could sit there for 8 hrs in comfort and not burn more than a half gallon of gas and not be hard on the engine. That's a big deal in hot southern states. [/QUOTE]

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