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There may not be enough demand in China for advanced technologies like hybrid engines to justify the cost of setting up production in China that duplicate those in Japan, Nakamura warned.

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Traditional hybrids like the Toyota Prius have both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor; most of them charge their batteries through braking.

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

In western Beijing, 62 - year - old retired truck and taxi driver Zhang Zhijun bought a BYD Tang hybrid last month and plans to trade in his gas - engine Toyota Corolla for an electric car for short rides like taking his grandson to school.

Indeed, it is the underlying weakness of those structural arrangements that has made education reform so difficult — like trying to place a new hybrid engine atop a buggy meant to be pulled by a horse.

Like any full hybrid, the 300h can run on electric power at low speeds for short distances; an EV mode, activated via Drive Mode Select, raises the threshold where the car transitions to engine power.

After all, Toyota has sold nearly two million Prius hybrids in the last thirteen years packing two electric motor / generators and a small gas engine under the hood, just like the Volt does.

We twist a dial to select Hybrid mode, and it's like something explodes behind us: The 608 - hp, 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine fires to life.

Like other hybrids, it combines a gasoline engine and an electric powertrain, but both are integrated with something unusual in a hybrid: a six - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

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Customers will also be able to select a Parallel Hybrid mode, the SUV's default, which combines the gasoline engine and electric motor for Prius - like capabilities.

In quiet cars like hybrid vehicles, the engine may be off when the driver exits the vehicle, but can come back on later when the vehicles» batteries run low.

No doubt though soon the M cars will be AWD and hybrid, with fake engine noises filling the cabin, and they'll sell like hot cakes.

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Think of models like the top - spec Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine hybrid.

Either engine could and likely would be combined with a powerful hybrid module, like the one Porsche is developing for the next Panamera.

This compares favourably to rivals like the BMW X5 40e and Range Rover Sport PHEV that utilise four - cylinder engines in their hybrid drivetrains so that's something in the Porsche's favour.

This will be the first time a car has completed a lap on electric alone, with other hybrids like Audi's dominant R18 racing cars always sharing power between electric and diesel combustion engines.

Then, there's a hybrid mode which uses the 918 Spyder's V - 8 engine in combination with the car's electric motors like a traditional hybrid, with the engine shutting off under light loads.

The new engine can pull off a new trick, too: shut off while coasting, like that of a hybrid, providing an incremental fuel economy improvement.

There is no lack of power from the engine, and the transition from gasoline to E Power mode is smooth as silk; in fact, it didn't feel or drive anything like a hybrid vehicle, and that's exactly what Porsche was going for.

The new Honda Insight will come with a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine under its hood, coupled to a multi-mode direct drive transmission, like the 2.0 - liter Accord Hybrid and Clarity plug - in.

Hybrid mode is the default mode and combines the gasoline engine with the electric motor like conventional hybrids.

The Prius Prime drives first on electricity from the 8.8 - kWh battery pack and then, using a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine, it operates like a traditional hybrid.

Eco's dull throttle response feels like a 50 - hp cut in the engine's performance; diehard eco-warriors should wait for the C - Class diesel and plug - in hybrid models promised within a couple of years.

Like the S90 and XC90 SUV, the V90 will likely be offered with three engines: the base T5 250 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four; the T6 316 - hp, 2.0 - liter turbo / supercharged four; and the T8 Twin Engine plug - in hybrid variant with 400 - plus combined hp and an expected 30 - plus - miles of all - electric range.

Also, they only stop the engine when stopped, not when driving like hybrids do.

In hybrid electric vehicles, like the Toyota Prius, engine braking is simulated by the computer software to match the feel of a traditional automatic transmission.

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The hybrid version that will be shown in Geneva mates the gasoline engine to an electric motor and lithium ion battery, like previous hybrids in the brand's hybrid - heavy lineup.

Like many hybrid vehicles the throttle controls vehicle, rather than engine speed, and with aural cues so few a steady eye on the speedo is necessary to avoid «creeping» over the limit.

While the automaker offers other hybrid models (RX 400h, GS 450h and LS 600h L sedan), the HS is the company's first dedicated hybrid; it is not available with a traditional gasoline engine like the others.

They usually use a hybrid type of engine like the 1JZ + 2JZ to get more power.

Like all hybrids, even though it is hooked up to a two - speed gearbox the electric motor still runs out of puff at high speed and above about 200 kilometres an hour, the i8 is being mostly propelled by that little 1.5 - litre gas engine which, turbocharged or no, has its work cut out for it.

Malibu Hybrid comes with a 1.8 L hybrid engine offering outstanding efficiency, and a host of hybrid - exclusive features like the Driver Efficiency Hybrid comes with a 1.8 L hybrid engine offering outstanding efficiency, and a host of hybrid - exclusive features like the Driver Efficiency hybrid engine offering outstanding efficiency, and a host of hybrid - exclusive features like the Driver Efficiency hybrid - exclusive features like the Driver Efficiency Gauge.

Cars like the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine and Audi Q7 etron make a lot of sense in plug - in hybrid guise, as they offer impressive performance and retain their 4x4 ability while delivering low running costs - as long as you charge them up, of course.

Plug - in hybrids like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Volkswagen's GTE models or the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine, go a step further still, and feature a plug socket and charging leads so that you can charge the big - capacity battery via the mains.

Slipping the transmission into Drive and stepping on the gas pedal will get you underway much like in a traditional automobile, but the Accord Hybrid has been engineered to maintain its efficiency by switching between three driving modes: EV drive, Engine drive and Hybrid drive.

Other engine variants, like full - on electric or hybrids, may come in the future.

Driving the current Ford Fusion Hybrid is like the gas - engine Ford Fusion.

The concept is described as a variation on the Onyx, a supercar - like concept which featured an advanced hybrid V8 engine and 600 horsepower.

We found both engines provide linear power delivery thanks to the CVT and liked how the hybrid is integrated in a normal way.

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When you want, the GS 450h lets you plod around in highly adjustable sofa - like chairs, insulated and isolated from excessive engine noise or road harshness, while netting fuel efficiency not far below hybrids with less than two - thirds the power.

Our new 1.0 - liter EcoBoost engine will give consumers looking for hybrid - like fuel economy a new, more affordable choice.

And so those familiar with the handful of plug - in hybrid saloons, hatchbacks and estates already on the market will note that the car offers markedly better peak power and accelerative pace than the likes of the Volkswagen Passat GTE, Audi A3 eTron and Volvo's V60 D5 Twin Engine, while being trumped on paper only by the Mercedes C 350e.

The Touareg has launched with a fairly traditional diesel engine, despite rivals like the Volvo XC90, Range Rover Sport and BMW X5 coming with the option of plug - in hybrid technology.

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Like hybrids, however, and unlike EVs (or range - extender EVs, which incorporate a combustion engine that acts as a power generator, extending their range), PHEVs are powered primarily by a conventional combustion engine — fuelled by petrol in all cases in Australia so far.