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By:
Kenneth Barnett
What makes a Hybrid?
A hybrid is anything that uses two or mores sources directly or indirectly
to provide propulsion
Gasoline engine
Much like our engines but smaller and is made with advanced
technologies to reduce emissions and increase efficiency
Fuel Tank
Energy storing device for the gasoline engine
Gas has a much larger density than the batteries
Example: 1,000 pounds of batteries store as much energy as 1 gallon
(7 pounds) of gas
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Electric Motor
Advance electronics allow it to act as either an motor or a generator
Example: When needed it can take power from the batteries to
accelerate the car. Or as the car slows down it acts as a generator
and returns that energy to the batteries
Generator
Similar to an electric motor, just it acts only to produce electrical
power
Mainly in series hybrids
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Batteries
Energy storage device for the electric motor
Transmission
Transmission on a hybrid performs the same as a transmission on
our cars
How a transmission works is that it takes power from the engine or
motor and sends to the driveshaft which turns your axle to move
your car
Hybrid Performance
The key for the hybrid car is its ability to use a smaller engine
A conventional engine is sized for peak power requirement,
when a study shows that most drivers reach this less than 1% of
our driving time
The hybrid engine is sized for running at the average power not
the peak. But when it does reach that point that it needs help up
a hill or to pass someone, it draws extra power from the
batteries and the electric motor to get the job done.
Hybrid Efficiency
Warranties
The average warranty for a hybrid now is around either 8 yr/
100,000 mile or even 10 year/ 150,000 mile
Brake pads
Regenerative braking
Batteries
$6800 for new Toyota and Honda hybrid
But batteries tested to go for 180,000 miles and some
Available and Coming Soon
More cars