How to drive a hybrid to save fuel?

Need to understand the operating mechanism and choose the appropriate driving mode

For hybrid vehicles using parallel drive, the multi-information display will display the operating modes of the gasoline and electric engines. This information is displayed in real time, clearly describing the operating status of the engines and batteries in the hybrid vehicle.

There are usually 3 operating mechanisms: pure electric, pure gasoline and parallel. In the pure electric mechanism, the vehicle's power source is completely from the battery and electric motor.

The pure gasoline mechanism will use part of the power source from the gasoline engine to drive and part of the power source to charge the hybrid battery. The parallel mechanism will use both power sources of the gasoline engine and the electric motor.

Understanding the operating mode will help the driver adjust the appropriate driving mode, as well as use the accelerator and brake pedals properly, thereby optimizing the engine's performance and reducing fuel consumption.

Using the driving mode and understanding the operating mechanism will help save fuel consumption.

Conventional hybrid cars will be equipped with 4 driving modes, including 3 combined driving modes: normal, sport/power (Power/Sport), and economy (Eco). Along with that is a pure EV driving mode.

- EV mode: should be used when noise and emissions reduction is required (e.g. when entering or leaving a garage). When the EV switch is pressed and the operating conditions are met, the vehicle will be driven entirely by the electric motor. This mode depends on the remaining battery power of the vehicle.

- Eco mode: Fuel consumption and driving performance are optimized by gradually producing power in correlation with accelerator pedal operation.

- Normal mode: Smoothly combines gasoline and electric engines, avoiding excessive use of the electric motor, affecting battery life.

- Power/Sport mode: In this mode, when the driver presses the accelerator pedal hard, the ECU will understand that the driver needs a large source of power. At this time, the power source from the engine and electric motor combine to help the driver have great acceleration, the feeling of acceleration will be better.

Based on the operating mechanisms and driving modes, the driver will make choices suitable for actual operating conditions, thereby optimizing energy sources to help reduce fuel consumption.

Use the accelerator and brake pedal properly

Using the accelerator and brake pedal properly will help drivers reduce fuel consumption. Especially in urban traffic conditions, drivers will optimize excess energy from deceleration, inertia will be converted into energy for the hybrid battery through the regenerative braking system.

Using the accelerator and brake pedal properly will help the regenerative braking mechanism work optimally.

When the driver accelerates suddenly, the energy will be consumed from the fuel and the hybrid battery, from which the engine will need to recharge the hybrid battery more. This means the engine must operate at a higher rpm range, higher power to ensure both driving force and charging the battery. The result will cause the engine to operate outside the ideal rpm range, leading to higher fuel consumption.

If you slow down slowly, the driver will not need to use the brakes too much. The braking will be done by the regenerative braking mechanism, at this time the inertial energy will be regenerated into electricity to charge the hybrid battery, the engine will not need to share the power source with the battery. This helps reduce fuel consumption.

Therefore, by actively controlling the accelerator and brake pedals, the driver can reduce unnecessary braking and acceleration, helping to improve the vehicle's fuel efficiency.

Use the number N correctly

Many drivers have the habit of shifting to N when they encounter traffic jams, where the car has to stop and roll continuously for a short distance. For hybrid cars, drivers should not shift the gear lever to N when encountering these situations.

When driving a hybrid car, the driver should not shift to N in traffic jams.

Because at that time, electricity is not generated and the hybrid battery in the car will not be charged, the car will have to continuously use power from the gasoline engine, so it will consume more fuel than usual.

Fuel economy also depends on many factors such as vehicle design characteristics, traffic infrastructure and operating conditions of components.

In addition to driving skills, drivers also need to pay attention to maintenance and other factors to help hybrid cars optimize fuel consumption.

Source: https://xe.baogiaothong.vn/lai-xe-hybrid-the-nao-de-tiet-kiem-nhien-lieu-19223121211420544.htm