hybrid technology
Combined power approaches
Hybrid technology combines two or more distinct systems or power sources to achieve better performance than either alone.
Most commonly refers to vehicles that pair an internal combustion engine with an electric motor: My hybrid gets fifty miles per gallon in city driving.
The concept extends to any field where complementary technologies work together—hybrid solar systems, hybrid cloud computing, hybrid manufacturing processes.
- fuel efficiencyOutput per unit burned
- fuel economyVehicle efficiency rating
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- fuel cellsElectrochemical power generators
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
gas mileage · carbon footprint · aerodynamics · electric vehicles · engine · powertrain · electric motor · regenerative braking · smart grids · solar panels · battery storage · electric · Toyota Prius · bioenergy · chassis · wind turbines · charging · range anxiety
- automotive engineeringpowertrain, drivetrain, engine design, brake systems, suspension systems
- Auto Industryrecalls, dealerships, supply chain, emissions standards, safety ratings
- hybridscrossbred, mule, tigon, liger, mutt
hybrid technologyinternal combustion engine
Heat-driven mechanical powerplant
hybrid technologyzero-emission vehicle
Transport producing no exhaust
hybrid technologylegacy technology
Outdated but operational infrastructure