A hybrid car can be parked for several weeks, yet its electrical systems may continue consuming energy long after the engine has stopped. When the owner returns, the dashboard …
A hybrid car can accelerate normally for several minutes, then suddenly feel as though someone has taken away a substantial portion of its power. The accelerator remains responsive, but …
A hybrid vehicle can have a traction battery containing substantial stored energy and still remain completely unresponsive when its 12-volt auxiliary battery becomes discharged. The dashboard may fail to …
A hybrid car can display a battery charge level that appears sufficient for electric driving, yet begin reducing power shortly after its gasoline tank becomes empty. To a driver, …
A hybrid car can display an unusual electrical symptom: the dashboard lights illuminate, the instrument panel responds, and the vehicle appears to have power, yet pressing the start button …
A hybrid vehicle can travel through city traffic for weeks while using its friction brakes less frequently than a conventional car. The driver may notice that the regenerative-braking display …
A hybrid driver slows toward a traffic light and notices something unexpected: the battery display shows little energy recovery, even though the brake pedal is being pressed. On another …
A hybrid vehicle can display a battery that is charging while the gasoline engine is running, yet its fuel consumption does not disappear. During another part of the same …
A hybrid vehicle can enter a busy intersection with its battery showing a relatively high state of charge, slow behind a line of cars, and then accelerate away using …
A hybrid vehicle approaches a traffic queue. The driver releases the accelerator, and the electric motor begins slowing the car through regenerative braking. The brake pedal remains untouched, and …
