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Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
Actually, accelerating and braking hard with hybrids is *good*. It's been demonstrated that gentle acceleration is worse for overall mileage than accelerating hard and then maintaining the fixed speed.
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I've read of people running tests on the FE of acceleration, and they actually found the exact opposite. Gentle acceleration used less gas in all cases, and this would be even more pronounced in a full hybrid because of the extreme efficiency of the electric motor at low speeds. I think we're dealing with a persistent automotive myth, unless there are some studies that show otherwise...