HYBRID CARS

Hybrid Cars

Outline

Introduction

Honda and Toyota have the technology that might answer all of these needs. It's the hybrid car, and both manufacturers are selling their versions in the United States.

Discussion

Hybrid vehicles are all around us. Most of the locomotives we see pulling trains are diesel-electric hybrids. Cities like Seattle have diesel-electric buses these can draw electric power from overhead wires or run on diesel when they are away from the wires.

Conclusion

The electric motor in the hybrid acts like a generator and take some of the energy out of the car while slowing it down.

Hybrid Cars

Introduction

Have you pulled your car up to the gas pump lately and been shocked by the high price of gasoline? As the pump clicked past $20 or $30, maybe you thought about trading in that SUV for something that gets better mileage. Or maybe you are worried that your car is contributing to the greenhouse effect. Or maybe you just want to have the coolest car on the block. The 2000 Honda Insight hybrid electric car

Discussion

In fact, most automobile manufacturers have announced plans to manufacture their own versions. How does a hybrid car work? What goes on under the hood to give you 20 or 30 more miles per gallon than the standard automobile? And does it pollute less just because it gets better gas mileage? We'll help you understand how this amazing technology works. We'll show you what is going on in the Toyota and Honda hybrids, and even give you some advice about how to drive one for maximum efficiency! What makes it a "Hybrid"? Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. In fact, many people have probably owned a hybrid vehicle at some point. For example, a mo-ped (a motorized pedal bike) is a type of hybrid because it combines the power of a gasoline engine with the pedal power of its rider. Giant mining trucks are often diesel-electric hybrids. Submarines are also hybrid vehicles some are nuclear-electric and some are diesel-electric (www.buzzle.com). Any vehicle that combines two or more sources of power that can directly or indirectly provide propulsion power is a hybrid.

The gasoline-electric hybrid car is just that -- a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car. Let's start with a few diagrams to explain the differences.

The engine then turns a transmission, which turns the wheels (Lunn 2006). But it also has a set of batteries that supplies power to an electric motor. Both the engine and the electric motor can turn the transmission at the same time, and the transmission then turns the wheels.

By contrast, in a series hybrid the gasoline engine turns a generator, and the generator can either charge the batteries or power an electric motor that drives the transmission. Thus, the gasoline engine never directly powers the vehicle. Hybrid cars contain the following parts: ·Gasoline engine - The hybrid car has a gasoline engine much like the one you will find on most ...