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Hybrid Car Introduction
Hybrid cars generally use a combination
of two power sources. The most common
hybrids currently available on the
market use both electric motors and the
petrol combustion engines. Batteries
charge and act as a storage device to
power an electric motor, usually working
when the vehicle is travelling at low
speed or in traffic, therefore ideal for
city driving. The petrol engine,
usually a small efficient unit then
powers the car when more power is needed
such as at higher speeds allowing the
combustion engine to only operate at its
more optimum efficient speeds. A number
of manufactures have announced plans for
diesel-electric hybrids which could be
available a soon as 2008.
The combustion engine is used to
recharge the battery cells along with
regenerative braking, therefore hybrid
cars do not need to be plugged into an
external power supply. This
combination of battery power and
internal combustion engine produces less
pollution and CO2 as no gases are
released when the electric motor is
running.
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