Every hybrid motor needs an inverter, and the key component inside inverters is the integrated gate bipolar transistor, or IGBT.
Although it has been in the air on more than 20 occasions, this was the first time its hybrid motor had been ignited.
SpaceShip Two will use its hybrid rocket motor to propel itself into space.
Herndon, VA - Volkswagen announced today that a 2013 Jetta Hybrid driven by Motor Trend Associate Road Test Editor Carlos Lago recorded a speed of 185.394 mph (298.363 kph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats, near Wendover, Nevada, during the Southern California Timing Association's (SCTA) annual Speed Week.
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The SUV features a front-mounted diesel engine paired with an electric motor in a traditional hybrid configuration, plus a second, more powerful electric motor in the rear to drive those wheels in the back.
And I have to admit to a smug feeling of superiority when we passed a hybrid-electric Toyota Motor (nyse: TM - news - people ) Prius.
The hybrid power cell in the CORE motor technology makes it capable of storing and delivering large amounts of power in a very small package.
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The new Panamera S E-Hybrid improves upon the concept offered by the previous Panamera S Hybrid with a more powerful electric motor, a higher-performance battery that supplies more energy and is able be recharged from home or public vehicle charging stations.
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Toyota Motor , the leader in hybrid vehicles, has settled a patent-infringement dispute that had threatened to block the sale of the best-selling Prius and other Toyota hybrids.
The hybrid cars built by Toyota and Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ) save fuel and are marvelous engineering exercises, but you don't want to drive on those skinny tires in the Snow Belt, believe me.
The term hybrid is used because this type of rocket motor uses neither all-liquid fuel nor all-solid fuel, but a combination of both.
The Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Toyota Prius are all available as a plug-in hybrid, while General Motors uses a smaller motor and battery pack to give a little electric assist to cars like the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Malibu.
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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.
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An eco-friendly hybrid car, a gas-guzzling high-performance motor or would he stick with the greenest and most reliable form of transport on offer - his feet?
In addition, a French motor company, Venturi, has produced an electric-solar hybrid.
With the environmental benefits of a hybrid come environmental costs: 30 extra pounds of copper, mostly in the motor windings, and 22 pounds of nickel in the battery.
Also coming: hybrid pickups and SUVs that will finally get GM into a game dominated by Toyota Motor and Honda Motor.
It is a hybrid, powered by both a small internal combustion engine and a battery-driven electric motor.
On the other hand, the LS600h L has a hybrid powertrain that pairs a 5.0-liter V8 gasoline engine with an electric motor.
At the 2012 Paris Motor Show, which opened last weekend, Audi unveiled its brand-new Crosslane Hybrid Coupe concept, which is powered by a 1.5L three-cylinder engine and two electric motors.
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