A hybrid is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct types of power, have you ever driven a hybrid?
Not at all, please tell me more about it
Well two of the types of power can be an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.
Oh yeah, how does it operate?
They use the combustion engine to create energy and then the batteries to store said energy creating a system in which less energy is lost.
OK, when was hybrid vehicles produced?
The hybrid car engine was first theorized in 1994 by Bernie Mcdonald.
Bernie McDonald, wow, that rings a bell
engine or electric motor and the rider's muscles. Early prototype motorcycles in the late 19th century used the same principle.
- In a parallel hybrid bicycle human and motor torques are mechanically coupled at the pedal or one of the wheels, e.g. using a hub motor, a roller pressing onto a tire, or a connection to a wheel using a transmission element. Most motorized bicycles, mopeds are of this type.
- In a series hybrid bicycle (SHB) (a kind of chainless bicycle) the user pedals
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle uses two or more distinct types of power, such as internal combustion engine to drive an electric generator that powers an electric motor, e.g. in diesel-electric trains using diesel engines to drive an electric generator that powers an electric motor, and submarines that use diesels when surfaced and batteries when submerged. Other means to store energy include pressurized fluid in hydraulic hybrids.
The basic principle with hybrid vehicles is that the different motors work better at different speeds; the electric motor is more efficient at