Yes, it's not as bad as some people believe. And, there are performance hybrids that will blow your socks off.
It's due to an interesting "phenomena": electric motors develop maximum torque at 0 RPM.
If you plot the power curves so the electric is mostly used at the lowest speeds and the engine picks up the slack as its RPM gets climbs into its maximum torque range, you end up with a combined system that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Yep. Back in the mid-70’s I bought one of the first high power electric remote control cars designed to compete with the gas cars. The amazing thing about it was the lack of maintenance - and the torque.
There is a youtube video of a tesla wiping the floor with that 700+ horsepower Dodge Challenger. But the Challenger was in it more to burn rubber than actually accelerate.
If we could figure out how to get the same amount of BTU’s in 15 gallons of gas into batteries in a car, and refill them in just a couple of minutes, electrics would be a big deal.
I suspect we are a ways off.
And, there are performance hybrids that will blow your socks off.
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My Lexus hybrid isn’t a “performance” hybrid it’s basically an “all arounder” and the V6+3 electric motors (one front and one at each rear wheel) give it a stronger 0-60 than a Cayenne V8.