Instead the battery is charged through regenerative braking and by the internal combustion engine.
Hybrid car motor voltage.
A hybrid vehicle uses two or more distinct types of power such as submarines that use diesel when surfaced and batteries when submerged.
The extra power provided by the electric motor can potentially allow for a smaller engine.
The basic principle with hybrid vehicles is that the different motors work better at different speeds.
The electric motor is more efficient at producing torque or turning power.
Other means to store energy include pressurized fluid in hydraulic hybrids.
It not only provides torque to drive the wheels but when the car is braking the electric motor becomes a generator and charges the batteries.
The 240 cells.
A hybrid electric vehicle cannot be plugged in to charge the battery.
Quite simply a hybrid combines at least one electric motor with a gasoline engine to move the car and its system recaptures energy via regenerative braking.
What is a hybrid.
A hybrid car battery is like any other battery except that it is rechargeable and has enough juice to move a large heavy vehicle down the road for a few feet or a few miles.
In the case of the 2010 toyota prius however the voltage sent to the electric motor can be boosted up to 600 volts through a voltage converter source.
The battery can also power auxiliary loads and reduce engine idling when stopped.