How dose a hybrid car works

How dose a hybrid car works??

how dose a hybrid car works?? for a Toyota prius / plug in hybrid

i might buy one but i want to see how dose it works!!

anyone know any website that tell me??

thx

Other Answers:

Has an electric and another gas motor. Batteries too. The plug in version has a lithium battery bank and must be fitted as such (which voids the warrentee), but get 100 mpg.
The standard Prius works well. Get up to 60 mpg (actually 45 is more likely). $22 to 25 K for one. Generally you need to wait for one.
Batteries are best replaced every 5 years at $2 to 3 K a pop.

A hybrid is where they use both gas and electricity for propulsion in a car...

The theory is that the gas engine will not have to use as much gas because it will not be doing the normal acceleration, it will just propel the car during times of cruising along.

the Electricity stored in batteries will do the acceleration and deceleration portion. Power used during the acceleration is regained during deceleration.

This works Well in town, where the hybrids get (they say) up to 50mpg.

On the highway they use the engine almost entirely so then they get normal highway-like 45mpg.

The only drawback to a hybrid is the battery replacement that needs to be done every 3 to 4 years at a cost of about $3000!!! This negates any gas savings, and no one wants to buy a used hybrid that needs a new Battery pack!! The only benefit is low emissions.

A better alternative is Diesel. Small diesel cars get 40+mpg in the city, and nearly 50mpg on the highway, their engines last a lot lot longer than gas. Want good emissions? a 5% blend of biodiesel (converted vegetable oil) in the regular diesel makes a marked increase in emissions, better is 20% and some people use 100% biodiesel! Some people fix their cars to run on straight waste vegetable oil.

here, read
http://www.transmitmedia.com/golfTDI/

oh, want to see how long a diesel engine lasts??
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/23/vw-fi...

Runs on electric motors and a regular internal combustion engine. I forgot when, but the two switch off, and while the gas engine is running, its charging the batteries, while the electric motors are going, it does not use any gas.

Be careful, last I heard those batteries only last a few years and they're like $5k to replace.

Toyota's website should be able to fill you in on the rest

http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car....

Hybrid cars work by seamlessly integrating a gas engine, an electric motor and a high-powered battery. The battery provides power for the electric motor and is recharged by recapturing energy that would normally be lost when decelerating or coasting. This recapturing of energy is called regenerative braking. If needed, power from the gas engine can be diverted to recharge the battery as well. Because of these charging strategies, hybrid cars never need to be plugged in.
To understand how the gas engine, electric motor and battery work together, it is best to divide hybrids into two categories: mild hybrids and full hybrids. Each has its own approach to incorporating the three components.

Full hybrids integrate the electric motor, gas engine and battery so that the electric motor can operate on its own when certain conditions are met. For some hybrids it does this under low speeed, and once the vehicle reaches higher speeds, the gasoline engine starts up and takes over. Under hard acceleration, both the gas engine and the electric motor can work together to provide the needed power. Unlike mild hybrids, full hybrids are able to generate and consume electricity at the same time. The Toyota Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, toyta Highlander, and Lexus RX 400h employ this type full hybrid arrangement.
In 2006 the Honda Civic Hybrid moved into the full hybrid category. It is different than the other full hybrid systems. While the Civic Hybrid cannot start from a stoplight under electric power alone, at certain light-load crusing conditions the electric can provide the sole means of propulsion.

Whichever approach is used, they both help hybrid cars achieve higher gas mileage and lower emissions