Monday, November 3, 2014

Power of Hybrids


Lot of Hybrids vehicle are in Sri Lankan market now and numbers are increasing everyday. Shall we have a look on power of these hybrids widely used in Sri Lanka.


Vehicle
Electric Motor power
Engine Power
Total output power
Full Hybrid/Mild Hybrid
Third Generation Prius - ZVW30
80 hp
1.8L  98 hp
134 hp
Full Hybrid (can electric motor and engine independently). It is called Hybrid Synergy Drive
Second Generation Prius - XW20
67 hp
1.5L  76 hp
110 hp
Full Hybrid
Toyota Prius C (Aqua)
60 hp
1.5L  73 hp
99 hp
Full Hybrid
Corolla - Hybrid NKE165
60 hp
1.5L
73 hp
99 hp
Full Hybrid
Honda Vezel
130 hp
1.5L
30 hp
132 hp
Mild Hybrid
Honda Fit - GP5
130 hp
1.5L
30 hp
130 hp
Mild Hybrid
Honda Insight
13 hp
1.3L
73 hp
98 hp
Mild Hybrid


Horsepower is a unit that is used to measure the power of engines and motors. One unit of horsepower is equal to the power needed to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second. This unit has been widely replaced by the watt in scientific usage; one horsepower is equal to 745.7 watts.

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