Does engine size matter?
Not if you’re a hybrid. Here’s why. In our opinion, today’s conventional vehicles are vastly overpowered. A standard sedan typically has a 200 horsepower engine. Every once in a while, you’ll use that power to pass someone on the highway. However, for the vast majority of driving we do, you’re actually only using 30-40 horsepower. No kidding. Instead, a hybrid uses a more appropriately sized gasoline engine, and supplements it with a high torque electric motor. The result is that the gasoline engine can run at a lower, more efficient speed, and let the electric motor help with the heavy lifting. You get increased efficiency from the conventional, gas engine and better MPG.
