The new plug - in version
of the Kia Niro hybrid adds a new
dimension to that profile with an excellent range using only stored electricity as well as for distance
traveled total overall with the gas and electric
systems working together.
Given the
dimensions involved (surface to TOA times the speed
of light = a few (or possibly tens
of) milliseconds) this delay as the energy flows through the
system multiple times at nearly the speed
of light does not emulate the effects
of a thermal insulator which actually slows the velocity (rate
of forward progress, distance
travelled per unit time, etc.).