???Hybrids???

Question

Can someone plz explain to me w/ great detail about a hybrid ( plz not web sites Thanks)

Do they use gasoline or corn starch?

And other things about them let me know as much as possible THANKS SO MUCH!

Answer 1

To define "Hybrid vehicles" that just means that  a vehicle uses more than 1 source of power.

There are many types of "hybrids":

Full hybrid

mild hybrid

serial hybrid

parallel hybrid

plug-in hybrid

The hybrids currantly on the market do not run on E85, (see my answer to your other Q regarding this)

However Ford currantly has a FlexFuel Hybrid Escape in R&D (research & development)

Ford also has a Tri-Flex Fuel vehicle in R&D (hydrogen-ethanol-gas) It has been in R&D & has been shown at auto shows for a couple of years now (Super Chief)

So without giving you website links, please feel free to browse through my Answers over the last year regarding the subject....(cuz I can't retype them all to give you the 'great detail' that you requested ....LOL   sorry but I'm not the worlds best typist...LOL  )

Answer 2

Hybrid cars use electric power and gas power to run. When you have accelerated on the freeway, for example, your gas engine would cut out and the electric one would kick in. It basically just saves on gas, and the emissions are better. One you brake though, your gas engine cuts back in, cutting off the power from the electric engine.

Answer 3

If you are green stay away from hybrids. They use a lot of batteries that are very bad for the environment. The batteries go bad very often so they cost a lot too. The hybrid cars are very expensive. You would be better off getting a corolla for 13,000 and putting the rest of your money into a solar system for your house.

But please do your own research don't just trust us.

Answer 4

Hybrids use gasoline, just like 99% of the cars you see every day do.  I'm guessing you like watching Winston Cup, if so you'll follow this analogy.

Imagine at Martinsville if they drove hybrids, they get going real fast down the straightaway, when they hit the brakes, they "recharge" the amount of "fuel" they have and can go more laps than the guy who doesn't have a hybrid racecar.

Also when in the pits, the engine automatically shuts off until the driver hits the gas pedal, to save fuel.  Did I mention when coasting into the pits, the engine also automatically shuts off?

I think the part about corn starch you meant to ask about corn based ethanol or E85?   If the vehicle is a "flex fuel" vehicle, it can run on ethanol.  I just heard Nascar is considering running on ethanol next year.  Kind of funny, because Nascar got started 50 years ago with the drivers "running" ethanol in their trunks instead of their tanks.

Keep reading the questions and answers in this forum and after you learn a whole bunch take it over and share it with all those #8 fans.  Good luck Sysilia.

Answer 5

Hybrid is a big topic.  Fundamentally it's a car which has BOTH an electric motor AND a fuel-based engine for power.

The ones on the market today are basically normal cars, with a modified transmission, which allows them to blend power between the engine and electric motor, using one or the other or both in tandem.  There are some large batteries in the car which can drive the motor.

Electric motors can become generators, and the electric motor is switcheroo'ed around to be a generator during certain times.  This drags down the vehicle's speed, which is excatly what you want when you're hitting the brake! :)  That's called regenerative braking.

Later on, you'll see hybrids which are essentially an electric car.  The electric motor does ALL the work of moving the car.  The engine is just an "auxiliary generator" to recharge the batteries.

Then, you'll see a variety of engines in use.  Diesels, jet turbines, fuel cells.  Running on a variety of fuels.  I've not heard of any initiatives for solid fuels, but it makes a lot of sense.

Answer 6

Okay it is time to unveil the truth behind hybrids.

Mechanics:  Electric and gasoline.

Movement:  Dependent on the amount of pressure on the acceleration pedal.  Ex.  The harder you push the more gasoline is required due to the low output and acceleration potential with electricity.  On the highway(freeway) you use gasoline NOT electricity because octane is the most efficient on the highway, this is why we get better gas mileage while traveling cross country.

Batteries:  They do NOT have a short life.  They live for AT LEAST 10 years with proper use.  It is half of the normal lifetime of a regular car battery however our batteries are used hardly.

Problem:  They only prolong our oil problem not solve it.  We are in a gas crisis because we do not have enough oil to maintain demand.  This only cuts the demand by about 1/3 so it gives us at max another 10 years of oil.  So these are merely a delay to the inevitable.