Electric and Plug-In Hybrid cars

by Abe Niang, www.plug-in-hybrid-cars.com
Hybrid cars have both an electric and a gas motor to run it. A common misconception is that they need to be plugged into an electric outlet to recharge the batteries, but the modern hybrid cars and trucks are now built to recharge themselves.
The term "hybrid" of course simply means a mixture of 2 different forms; in this case electric and gas power.
The gas engines in today's electric cars are smaller than in standard vehicles. The hybrid can run on either engine, but hybrid drivers will use both to conserve on fuel.
Most hybrids primarily run on the gasoline engine, and the electric motor kicks in when more power is needed.
A neat feature in that they are designed to instantly shut off whenever the vehicle st View the rest of this article