Internal combustion engines have low efficiency when operating at a low RPM. This causes the vehicle to use a larger amount of fuel when accelerating from rest. This difference is best illustrated by the contrast between City MPG and Highway MGP.
Many people believe that electric and hybrid vehicles are impractical because of low top speeds and long charge times, but both of these misperceptions are not true. Odyne’s technology can accelerate a bus loaded with passengers just as fast as a gasoline or diesel powered engine.
Hybrid vehicles use an electric motor to accelerate to cruising speeds, then switches to a combustion engine once the cruising speed it reached. This allows both engine technologies to maximize their potential at the ranges they are most efficient.
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