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Hybrid car for towing

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otherclive said:
Mild hybrids don’t give you much of a “shove” as you pull away given the low power of the system compared to having a full propulsion motor. Their motor-generator is normally 48v and unlike a normal hybrid they cannot drive on electric only. Their system is more geared to urban stop start where the engine stops and on pulling away the motor generator moves the car before the engine then kicks in.
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That's how my previous Volvo worked but was an excellent tow car. I guess it's probably more down to the engine that was used (around 195bhp from memory) didn't actually need any electrical assistance to move it along whereas the smaller engines used in the Kia might do?
 
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