Hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that uses two or more specific types of power, such as submarines that use diesel when surfaced and batteries when submerged. Other means to store energy include pressurized fluid in hydraulic hybrids.

Switching from one to the other at the proper time while speeding up yields a win-win in terms of energy efficiency, as such that translates into greater fuel efficiency, for example.

Hybrid Vehicle Media

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  World's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle Toyota Prius NHW10 (1997–2000)

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  Bus rapid transit of Metz, a diesel–electric hybrid driving system by Van Hool

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  East Japan Railway Company HB-E300 series

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  Cadillac Escalade hybrid version

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  Hybrid New Flyer Metrobus

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  Arriva North West and Wales bus 655 (reg. MX05 MKM), a 2005 Optare Solo M850 midibus. It's pictured here branded as one of the six

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  Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid with a flexible fuel capability to run on E85 (ethanol)

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  Chrysler minivan, petro-hydraulic hybrid

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  French MDI petro-air hybrid car developed with Tata

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  Honda Insight, a mild parallel hybrid