>>950443You know what's interesting with mechanical shit like cars? They are actually combinations of many, many smaller systems. Those laws of physics apply to the very simple basic parts of each system very well. But if you are unable to look at the bigger picture, it will never work.
So simple terms: A heavier car is going to take more fuel to move. But a heavier car has more potential to recoup more electical energy. So let's say 5000lb non-hybrid car uses 100gal of fuel to go 1000mi and a 2500lb car uses 50gal for the same 1000mi.
Now let's say the 2500lb car and 5000lb cars both have a hybrid system and are travleing 1000mi up and down hills or stop and go traffic and able to recoup enough energy where the electric motors supplement 50% of their power so they burn half as much fuel. 2500lb car only uses 25gal to go 1000mi and 5000lb car only uses 50gal to go that distance. So heavier car saves 50gal of fuel while smaller car saves 25gal of fuel. But all the same efficiency, right?
It wouldn't work out with those numbers anyway tho, because assuming the cars are exactly the same but different weights, any time they are cruising on flat ground or not accelerating, they would get basically the same mileage despite one weighing more as long as it was the same car with the same drag.
Idk, it would be a cool experiment do see done between vehicles of different weights using almost 100% regen braking. There is always something unexpected which contributes to the whole thing. If both cars used the same size gasoline ICE and the generator could adapt to the weights. There couple be interesting results and there's some theories on that.
That was my whole original thought anyway before we had the fun of "Hurr this is anonymous! I hate tripfags! Let's argue anyway!".
