Hybrid Vehicles vs. Gas-Powered Vehicles

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This paper explains the technology used in hybrid vehicles and looks at their environmental, economic ,and technological advantages over traditional gas-powered vehicles.

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"A vehicle that combines two or more sources of power that can provide propulsion power is considered hybrid (Nice, 2003). Some of the vehicles that use this technology include submarines, locomotives, mopeds, and buses that use overhead electrical power lines. In modern cars, a hybrid refers to Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) that combine the internal combustion engine of a traditional vehicle with a battery and an electric motor of the electric vehicle. This combination can result in twice the fuel economy of conventional vehicles and offers the lengthy range and convenient refueling that consumers assume from a conventional vehicle, as well as the important energy and environmental benefits that electric vehicles offer."

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