Once running, the engine can spin the smaller motor to generate electricity for use by the larger motor (this is series
hybrid mode similar in principle to the original Chevy Volt sans large battery).
Not exact matches
Considering that the Chevy Tahoe
hybrid was perfectly content puttering in all - electric
mode in
similar situations, I suspect Toyota's
hybrid system is not fully up to the task of moving the big AWD Highlander effectively.
The cars new two - motor powertrain,
similar to the one in the Accord Plug - in, allows it to run in 3 different
modes: «EV Drive,» which solely runs on lithium - ion battery power, «Engine Drive,» which sends power directly to the front wheels, or «
Hybrid Drive,» which mates the 124 kW electric motor to the all - new 2.0 liter Atkinson - cycle engine.
Next, there's an EV Automatic
mode that utilizes both electric and gas, and is
similar to Fusion
Hybrid.
Similar to other electric or
hybrid cars, the Fit EV has three driving
modes that allow the driver select between NORMAL, ECON and SPORT, shifting the driving experience to maximize efficiency or take pleasure in the exciting part of electric drive.
[39] In a
similar way, initially the EPA rating in
hybrid - gasoline
mode was 43 mpg ‑ US (5.5 L / 100 km; 52 mpg ‑ imp), [43] but it was later downgraded to 38 mpg ‑ US (6.2 L / 100 km; 46 mpg ‑ imp).
The whole thing is rated at 111 MPGe combined, while multiple driving
modes help fine tune the experience in a fashion
similar to the
hybrid, offering Normal, Econ, and Sport.
The technology was the «two -
mode»
hybrid system —
similar to the one being used in the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon
hybrids.
In
hybrid mode, the Accord Hybrid operates similar to the Chevrolet
hybrid mode, the Accord
Hybrid operates similar to the Chevrolet
Hybrid operates
similar to the Chevrolet Volt.
The batteries are liquid cooled, and the
hybrid system is fairly
similar to the Toyota / Ford systems, except that both motors can be clutched together in pure electric
mode.
I have a feeling the reason why the PDF rendering speed is so smooth, is because Pocketbook is employing a
hybrid A2
mode,
similar to the one Onyx employs on all of their e-readers to increase performance.