The engine in the hybrid car is powerful enough to move the car along on the freeway, but when it needs to get the car moving in a hurry, or go up a steep hill, it needs help. That "help" comes from the electric motor and battery — and this system steps in to provide the nec...
Overall, they can work out significantly cheaper: an analysis by Vincentric found 42 US hybrids (roughly half of those studied) were more cost-effective then their gasoline counterparts. How does a plug-in hybrid work? A hybrid car is like two cars in one: it has a conventional gasoline ...
Gas car fueling costs were calculated using the U.S. average regular gas price ($3.060) for November 19, 2024, provided by AAA. MPG and MPGe Comparing kWh with mpg can seem clunky. One alternative is to look at an electric vehicle's MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent. MPGe, ...
A suite of technology packages, including light-weighting, drive-train improvements, air conditioning and auxiliary power improvements, rolling resistance performance, turbocharging, as well as hybrids, plug-in electric hybrids,...
Generator: Thegeneratoris similar to an electric motor, but it acts only to produce electrical power. It is used mostly on series hybrids. Batteries: The batteries in a hybrid car are the energy-storage device for the electric motor. Unlike the gasoline in the fuel tank, which can only pow...