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What Is A Hybrid Electric Vehicle?

If you have been following the news of late than you have no doubt at least heard of hybrid electric vehicles. But what are they? Well I have come across a local article that does a good job giving a very basic breakdown of what hybrid electric vehicles are as well as the differences between the different types of hybrid electric vehicles such as mild and full hybrids.

Included in this list is the “plug-in” hybrid, which in the future is the ideal, as it would run for up to 100 km as a battery-electric vehicle. Of course, this hybrid is only truly less damaging to the environment if the electricity has come from a clean source of energy, otherwise it is no more beneficial than the mild hybrid. Read the rest of this entry »