How does a hybrid engine work?

The hybrid engine works with both fuel and electricity. Very popular today, it allows the vehicle, depending on the conditions, to use one of two energies to move forward on the road. However, there are several types of hybridization engines.

⚡ What is a hybrid engine?

A hybrid engine is part of a type of engine that uses two types of energy: fuel fromfossil fuel иElectric power... These energies help keep your vehicle moving and moving.

Thus, the engine of a hybrid vehicle consists of two transmissions, each of which feeds on a different energy. In the image above, you can distinguish between a conventional heat engine and an electric motor. They both work in perfect synergy.

The electric motor can receive energy from Fuel cell either by batteries. Depending on the model, several hybridization modes motor are possible:

• Mild hybrid (micro hybrid or light hybrid) : the heat engine helps start the electric motor using starter generator which behaves like a generator storing energy in a battery. This only drives the vehicle when it is moving at low speed. The fuel consumption of the Mild Hybrid has been slightly reduced.
• Full hybrid : works like the Mild Hybrid, but has a larger battery. Purely electric driving is now possible, but only for very short distances and at low speeds. In this type of hybridization, the two engines can work together or separately.
• Le Plug-in Hybrid : This engine is installed on plug-in hybrid vehicles and has a large capacity battery that can be easily recharged from a household outlet or using an external charging station such as a 100% EV. Autonomy between 25 and 60 kilometers... When the battery is discharged, the heat engine will immediately take over the job.

Mild Hybrid and Full Hybrid modes are categorized as classic hybrid while Plug-in Hybrid is part of it so-called battery hybrid.

💡 How to refuel a hybrid engine?

The hybrid engine, depending on the hybridization mode, can be charged in four different ways:

1. Heat engine : Generates the electricity needed to power the electric motor battery.
2. By the principle of kinetic energy : For conventional hybrid vehicles (mild hybrid and full hybrid), the battery is charged using the heat engine's starter generator. Indeed, energy is recovered during the deceleration and deceleration phases.
3. Household outlet : Charging can be done from an outlet located in your garage or in your home using an extension cord.
4. From an external charging station : These are the same terminals used to charge electric vehicles.

🔍 When is the electric motor used most often?

The electric motor of a hybrid vehicle works mainly in urban areas within cities... Indeed, the most powerful hybridization mode allows you to achieve maximum 60 km at low speed.

Thus, the hybrid vehicle will move with its electric motor mainly over short distances at a speed not exceeding 50 km / h. These driving conditions are most common when you use your vehicle in the city. For example, it will not use an electric motor if you are driving on the highway.

⚙️ Which one to choose: a hybrid motor or an electric motor?

The choice of a hybrid or 100% electric vehicle depends on many factors, which depend on your choice of consumption, the frequency of your trips and the driving itself.

When it comes to CO2 emissions, an electric car does not produce it because it does not consume fuel, while a hybrid car always produces it. Hybrid engine more suitable for motorists living in the city and traveling on long weekend trips or vacations.

A motorist living in a city and using his car only for short trips around town will turn to an electric motor instead. Both hybrid and electric motors are more environmentally friendly than an internal combustion engine because they supply your car with energy.

The hybrid engine and its operation are no longer secrets for you! As with a conventional heat engine, it is imperative that you properly service it and contact a garage authorized to operate this type of engine if you encounter a breakdown or malfunction while driving.