PHEVs also eliminate the problem of range anxiety associated to all-electric vehicles, because the combustion engine works as a backup when the batteries are depleted, giving PHEVs driving range comparable to other vehicles with gasoline tanks.
PHEVs may reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, compared with conventional vehicles. Compared to conventional vehicles, PHEVs reduce air pollution locally and dependence on petroleum. The cost for electricity to power plug-in hybrids for all-electric operation has been estimated at less than one quarter of the cost of gasoline in California. Most PHEVs on the road today are passenger cars, but there are also PHEV versions of commercial vehicles and vans, utility trucks, buses, trains, motorcycles, scooters, and military vehicles. A PHEV shares the characteristics of both a conventional hybrid electric vehicle, having an electric motor and an internal combustion engine (ICE) and of an all-electric vehicle, having a plug to connect to the electrical grid.
The Chevrolet Volt is the world's top selling plug-in electric hybrid car.Ī plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ( PHEV), plug-in hybrid vehicle ( PHV), or plug-in hybrid is a hybrid vehicle which utilizes rechargeable batteries, or another energy storage device, that can be restored to full charge by connecting a plug to an external electric power source (usually a normal electric wall socket).
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