http://www.mainspot.net/how-do-hybrid-cars-work/ Automotive Resource and Car Care Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:54:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mainspot.net/how-do-hybrid-cars-work/comment-page-1/#comment-517 360Drifter Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:32:06 +0000 http://www.mainspot.net/?p=214#comment-517 Well, good question. When you are accelerating. The car uses Petrol. When your at speed ( speed limit or not accelerating as hard) It should switch to electric and thats how it works :) Well, good question. When you are accelerating. The car uses Petrol. When your at speed ( speed limit or not accelerating as hard) It should switch to electric and thats how it works

]]> http://www.mainspot.net/how-do-hybrid-cars-work/comment-page-1/#comment-516 reiff85 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:34:21 +0000 http://www.mainspot.net/?p=214#comment-516 They don't work. You just stay away from those things. You be better off that way. They don’t work. You just stay away from those things. You be better off that way.

]]> http://www.mainspot.net/how-do-hybrid-cars-work/comment-page-1/#comment-515 danhandio Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:55:01 +0000 http://www.mainspot.net/?p=214#comment-515 A hybrid car is propelled by one or more electric motors which receive the electricity from batteries. The batteries are charged by either a gas or diesel engine. In a hybrid car the engine runs at a constant speed unlike a conventional auto which the rpm in continually varying. The way you mostly save energy is in the constant speed. That is also why different people get different mileages out of conventional cars. A hybrid car is propelled by one or more electric motors which receive the electricity from batteries. The batteries are charged by either a gas or diesel engine. In a hybrid car the engine runs at a constant speed unlike a conventional auto which the rpm in continually varying. The way you mostly save energy is in the constant speed. That is also why different people get different mileages out of conventional cars.

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