All About Hybrid CarsThis short video from HowStuffWorks.com tells all about hybrid cars and how they work.
The Toyota Prius is used as an example to show and tell about hybrid basics like regenerative braking, when the gasoline engine versus the electric motor kicks in and how they work together. The narrator stresses how in the Prius, the gasoline engine and electric motor can each work independently as well as together. The video shows the outside of the car as well as the digital display on the dashboard showing what is going on within. The battery pack is also shown, and so is the variable transmission.
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