Toyota Hyryder Hybrid Owner Achieves Remarkable 40 kmpl Fuel Efficiency

With rising fuel prices, many people have been forced to look for alternative options. Many of them moved from ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles to EVs, while others installed aftermarket CNG kits in their existing cars or even looked for factory-fitted CNG vehicles. During this time, another type of car was also introduced in the market, especially in the affordable segment strong hybrids. These cars are known for their lower emissions and fuel efficiency.

Well, if you ask how efficient they are, here we have an image that has been going viral on the internet. A Toyota Hyryder hybrid owner managed to get an incredible 40 kmpl from his car.

The image was posted by a user on social media. The driver of the Toyota Hyryder shared the image with a caption saying that he achieved 38–39 kmpl on his recent journey from Delhi to Rohtak. The distance between these places is around 70 km, and the owner mentioned that he did not drive the car on the national highway but opted for state roads.

He had the air conditioning turned on until halfway, and there was slight drizzling outside. The driver mentioned that he was not in a hurry, which means he was not driving at high speeds or cruising at a constant speed.

Is it possible to achieve fuel efficiency like the one seen here? Absolutely! but it’s not something you’d be able to achieve on a daily basis. As mentioned, the car was being driven at a slow speed, which is ideal for the hybrid system. As the speed increases, the system switches to the petrol engine.

In this case, the driver picked the busy and narrow state roads over the national highway. This created the perfect condition for the hybrid system to work. For those who are unaware, in a strong hybrid system like the one seen in the Toyota Hyryder, there is an electric motor that works along with the regular petrol engine to drive the car.

When you start the car, the electric motor is what moves it. The engine charges a small battery pack in the car, which powers the motor. When the car is being driven at low speeds, it behaves as an EV. During this time, the engine doesn’t have a role and is idling, meaning it doesn’t burn fuel.

Once the charge in the battery pack drops, the engine seamlessly takes over, and your car starts behaving like a regular petrol car. While the car is being used in petrol mode, the engine also charges the battery pack, and once it is fully charged, it will once again act as an EV.

This way, the engine doesn’t have to do a lot of work, thus saving fuel. Also the AC as mentioned was not used throughout the trip. This is how strong hybrids manage to be more efficient than petrol and even some diesel engine options. If you are driving at high speeds on a highway, the car would still be efficient, but it won’t return a fuel economy figure as high as the one seen here.

The claimed fuel economy of the Hyryder hybrid is 27.97 kmpl as per ARAI. The Hyryder uses a 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder hybrid engine that is mated to an e-CVT gearbox as standard. It is because of this technology that many expensive cars with large engines are managing to deliver good fuel economy.