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Hybrid Cars

Hybrid Cars. What Makes it a Hybrid. Any vehicle is hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power The gasoline-electric hybrid car is just that -- a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car. Hybrid Structure. parallel hybrid series hybrid .

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Hybrid Cars

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  1. Hybrid Cars

  2. What Makes it a Hybrid • Any vehicle is hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power • The gasoline-electric hybrid car is just that -- a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car

  3. Hybrid Structure • parallel hybrid • series hybrid

  4. Why Build Such a Complex Car? • reduce tailpipe emissions • improve mileage

  5. Hybrid Efficiency • Recover energy and store it in the battery • Sometimes shut off the engine • Use advanced aerodynamics to reduce drag -

  6. Hybrid Efficiency • Use low-rolling resistance tires • Use lightweight materials

  7. What's Available Now? The Honda Insight The Toyota Prius

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