Hybrid cars

Hybrid cars are considered as major breakthrough in the vehicle technology progress. For long, vehicles that use gasoline or some other fossil fuels have been running on the road. People have been familiar with such kind of vehicle, but more of them are aware with such fossil fuel engine performance effects to environment condition. Pollutions that are provided by combustion process of the engine can bring bad effects. Therefore, hybrid technology is considered as the most reasoned solution to correct the failure of usual car engine, but still maintain or even improve the performance.

 

Hybrid cars technology combines two or more different power sources to make the car moving. Actually, this technology is not a new one. There have been some kinds of vehicle applying hybrid technology long time ago, such as the WWII submarine that used diesel-electric engine as its mover engine. Usual locomotive also applies such diesel –electric engine and it is considered as a hybrid engine. Any car that uses two or more power sources is recognized as hybrid car. The main benefit of such hybrid car technology types is the lower consumption of the fuel and surely lower emission rate as well. With the latest improvement of the technology, such hybrid system can also provide better performance.

 

Hybrid cars are also categorized into several types. People who want to purchase a new hybrid car should also understand the types of hybrid car so they can try choosing one that suits their need.

 

Basically, there are three types of hybrid car: full hybrid, parallel hybrid and series hybrid car. The first type is the full hybrid car. The obvious characteristic of such type of hybrid car is it still can propel the car forward when it runs slowly without any gasoline intake. The other type is parallel hybrid car. This type applies two motors that work together. The first motor is powered by gasoline and the other is powered by electrical battery. Other hybrid cars type is the series hybrid car. In this type, fuel is mainly only used to ignite the engine, while the power source is the generator. Generator has main function as the battery charger. It can charge batteries, which later provide powers to such car electric motor that drives the transmission and moves the car. The main benefit of such type of hybrid car is that it does not require fuel engine to obtain the energy; at least not immediately. Hybrid car type that is offered mostly today is the parallel type.

 

The progress of hybrid technology has been passing long timeline, from just several military vehicles to current common vehicles. Hybrid vehicles have been known by many people for about two decades. Its main concept is to combine fuel engine system and the electrical motor system that has been invented previously. The electrical engine seemed more environmental friendly, but it was only capable for short distance use, while common gasoline car provides emission. Hybrid cars battery provide energy to the electric motor until such car reaches specific speed then gas engine will take the main role. The gas engine also has function to charge the battery while it propels the car. This combined system provides benefit in the fuel intake rate as such type of car can save more fuel when the electrical motor system works.

 

Previously, the battery that provided power to the motor took pretty wide space and provided energy for short time and took pretty long time for charging, but the technology progress of hybrid car battery provides better quality battery, which is smaller, but can provide power for longer last and takes fewer times for charging. The next step in hybrid car progress is the availability of plug-in car. People can charge their hybrid car in a charging station while they get rest.