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Written by Kacey Green
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Saturday, 29 July 2006 |
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 I found this article on Wikipedia, for all those people who ask you for a quick rundown of what a hybrid vehicle is, how they work, and a brief history. Its a nice article and will be a nice read for everyone looking for a bit of explanation into the inner workings of hybrids some historical background. The work to the site is still ongoing so please bear with us.
A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle using an on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a fueled propulsion power source for vehicle propulsion. They are low-polluting and low-petroleum consuming cars. The different propulsion power systems may have common subsystems or components. The term most commonly refers to petroleum-electric hybrid vehicles, also called Hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) which use gasoline (petrol) or diesel to power internal-combustion engines (ICEs), and electric batteries to power electric motors...
Modern mass-produced hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, recharge their batteries by capturing kinetic energy via regenerative braking. As well, when cruising or in other situations where just light thrust is needed, "full" hybrids such as the Prius can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning a generator (often a second electric motor[1]) to either recharge the battery or directly feed power to an electric motor that drives the vehicle. This contrasts with all-electric cars which use batteries charged by an external source such as the grid, or a range extending trailer. Nearly all hybrids still require gasoline and diesel as their sole fuel source though other fuels such as ethanol or plant based oils have also seen occasional use. Hybrid cars also use Hydrogen gas.
Update (7/30/2006): I forgot to include the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle
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