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Hybrid vehicle

Meaning in automotive, with examples

nounCore term

In automotive, hybrid vehicle means: A vehicle that combines a combustion engine with one or more electric motors and a battery. A full hybrid charges its battery from the engine and from regenerative braking, not from a plug.

In Turkish: hibrit araç, hibrit otomobil

How it is used

Often shortened to HEV. People distinguish mild hybrids (usually a 48 V system that assists the engine), full hybrids (can drive short distances on electric power) and plug-in hybrids (charged from the grid).

Example sentences

  1. Our hybrid vehicle drives on electric power at low speeds in city traffic.

  2. Technicians must complete high-voltage training before working on a hybrid vehicle.

Common collocations

  • full hybrid
  • mild hybrid
  • hybrid system
  • hybrid powertrain
  • plug-in hybridA hybrid with a larger battery that can be charged from a socket or charging station, so it can drive a useful distance, often 40 to 100 km, on electric power alone.
  • electric vehicleA vehicle driven only by one or more electric motors that take energy from a rechargeable battery. It has no fuel tank and produces no exhaust emissions while driving.
  • regenerative brakingA way of slowing an electric or hybrid vehicle in which the electric motor works as a generator, turning the car's movement back into electricity that is stored in the battery.
  • fuel economyHow much fuel a vehicle uses to travel a given distance. In Europe and Turkey it is given in liters per 100 km; in the US it is given in miles per gallon (mpg).

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