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Old 12-23-2010, 03:30 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Generally yeah, provided engine speed is high enough. Below ~1k rpms it's pretty bad even at full load, so something like a new Prius will use the motor up to ~5+mph no matter what IME, but even then that depends on gearing. A parallel hybrid like Honda's stuff still has conventional gearing so 1k rpm for the engine is pretty much right off the line.
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