Hybrid Cars Explained: From Mild Hybrid to Plug-In, Performance Hybrid, and Range Extender (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798901946381)

Hybrid cars have become one of the most important technologies in modern motoring, yet the word "hybrid" can mean many different things. A mild hybrid, a full hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, a performance hybrid, and a range-extended vehicle may all combine combustion and electricity, but they do so in very different ways.

Hybrid Cars Explained: From Mild Hybrid to Plug-In, Performance Hybrid, and Range Extender is a clear, fact-based guide to how hybrid vehicles work, why they became necessary, and how they changed the automotive world. From early petrol-electric experiments and the Toyota Prius breakthrough to plug-in hybrids, hybrid SUVs, diesel hybrids, motorsport energy recovery, and electrified supercars, this book explains the technology in a smooth, readable narrative without unnecessary jargon.

It explores regenerative braking, batteries, electric motors, transmissions, official fuel-economy testing, real-world driving, maintenance, safety systems, costs, incentives, and the comparison between hybrids and battery-electric cars. Written for readers who want to understand the subject properly, this book places hybrid cars within the wider story of automotive adaptation: a bridge between the age of combustion and the future of electrified mobility.

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