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What technology makes a hybrid any more efficient than the comparable ICE?
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The basics:
1) Hybrids have a downsized ICE vs. a comparable non-hybrid = more efficient when running.
2) Hybrids kill the ICE when propulsion is not required (coasting/when stopped) = more efficient in those scenarios.
3) Regenerative braking (and coasting) captures energy for later use that would otherwise be wasted = more efficient than no regen.
4) Many hybrids permit limited, low speed electric propulsion, rather than ICE propulsion = more efficient again.