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Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
You're correct that the HCH's EV mode is nothing like that of Toyota's or Ford's hybrids. The HCH can only run the motor at 10-30% power after you've coasted and the engine stops burning gas (but stays connected to the wheels so it keeps spinning), and since the motor is 20HP to begin with, there's very little motive force being applied.
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This pretty much proves my point that what the HCH-II has isn't an EV mode, but instead merely a more efficient low-speed engine-idle mode. That's ok, though, since Honda doesn't call it EV either.
Of course, it's the real-world results that count. The HCH-II gets almost the same real-world mileage as the much more complicated Prius.
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