 The Prius is one of Toyota's top sellers in the United States and 1 million worldwide |
"A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is a vehicle which combines a conventional propulsion system
with an on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) to achieve better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle without
being hampered by range from a charging unit like a battery electric vehicle (BEV), which uses batteries charged by an external
source. The different propulsion power systems may have common subsystems or components.
Regular HEVs most commonly use an internal combustion |
engine (ICE) in tandem with electric motors to power their propulsion system. Modern mass-produced HEVs prolong the charge on their batteries by capturing kinetic energy via regenerative braking, and some HEVs can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning an electrical generator (often a motor-generator) to either recharge the battery or directly feed power to an electric motor that drives the vehicle. Many HEVs reduce idle emissions by shutting down the ICE at idle and restarting it when needed. An HEV's engine is smaller and may be run at various speeds, providing more efficiency.HEVs became widely available to the public in the late 1990s with the introduction of the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. HEVs are viewed by some automakers as a core segment of the future automotive market
A number of manufacturers currently produce hybrid electric automobiles and light trucks, including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mercury, Nissan, PSA (Peugeot-Citröen), Renault, and Toyota. Other types of HEVs are manufactured including Microhybrids (small hybrid electric city cars) like the Aptera. Diesel-electric hybrid vehicles such as Citroën C-Cactus concept car and GM's Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid may soon see mass-production."
This information found: Wikipedia Encylopedia
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