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How does a hybrid vehicle work?

April 26, 2017hybrid vehicle

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How does a hybrid vehicle work?

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Hybrid vehicles blend two or more technologies, and in the case of HEVs, it’s the merging of gasoline power with electric power. Today’shybrid cars pair an internal combustion (IC) engine or gas-powered with an electric motor powered by a nickel hydride battery. The electric motor assists the gas engine in starting up and accelerating. Up to 15 mpg and when idling, your car is on electric power alone. This decreases the use of gas and reduces toxic emissions from the IC engine. What makes this technology successful over previous attempts is the development of a braking system that recharges the battery every time you hit the brakes so you never need to recharge the battery.

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There are two types of hybrids: series and parallel. A series engine uses either the electric motor or ICE to propel the vehicle. A parallel engine uses the electric motor to provide extra power to the ICE during times of need like acceleration and stop-and-go driving.