4. A vehicle is a HYBRIDif it utilizes more than one form of
A HYBRID will have
ICE and
a fuel
tank
One or
more
electric
motors
A battery
pack
onboard energy to achieve propulsion.
6. Germination of Hybrid cars
ï§ 1st HYBRID car was built in 1899 by Engineer Ferdinand Porsche.
ï§ In 1960 more Cars were introduced but failed due to the oil
crisis in 1973.
ï§ In late 90âs 2 cars were introduced i.e,
GM EV1
and
TOYOTA RAV-4 EV but soon dropped from production
due to weak response.
7. THE REBIRTH
In 1997 TOYOTA PRIUS has been released which is the best
selling car in the hybrid car industry.
In 1999 HONDA INSIGHT became the 1st mass production HEV.
8. Technologies Used:
Hybrid
âą Gas Electric
Hybrid rely
on IC
power
âą Refuel
ability
Stop-Start
Hybrid
âą Fuel
Efficiency
âą No adverse
effect on
life span on
restart
E85
Ethanol
âą Can run on
85% blend
on Ethanol
âą Finding E85
vehicles is
tricky.
Plug-In
Hybrid
100+
mpg-hybrids
can be plugged
into the electric
grid.
22. Tax credit is a specific dollar amount that is
subtracted directly from the total amount of your
federal tax owed, and it reduces your tax obligation.
Set to put
some
extra
change
back in
your
pockets
Began
when the
Energy
Policy Act
2005
replaced
the clean-fuel
burning
deduction
with a tax
credit.
29. Lower Power Output
Car
model
Mass
(kg)
Engine
capacity (cc)
Engine
peak
power
(kW)
Electric
motor peak
power
(kW)
Fuel
consumptio
n city /
highway
(Litre per
100 km)
Toyota
Corolla
1177 1800 96 none 8.1 / 6.2
Toyota
Prius
1257 1497 51 32 4.5 / 5.2
Honda
Insight
840 995 49 10 3.9 / 3.5