It also operates using internal combustion, electric-only or blended modes.
Contemporary examples include hybrid electric vehicles, which combine elements from both internal combustion and electric engines (like the Toyota Prius), and hybrid cloud-computing architectures, which combine cloud and local computing (MS Office 365).
Unlike internal combustion engines, electric motors achieve maximum torque almost instantly.
Mr. Pope was talking about the two companies' hybrids, cars that supplement their gas-fed internal combustion with electric power.
Mr. Ford also reiterated Detroit's past support for substantially higher gas taxes -- a notion recently pilloried on the campaign trail -- as well as incentives for consumers buying vehicles like hybrids, which supplement internal combustion with electric power.
It seems the word "hybrid" has evolved into two meanings -- one that describes a powertrain using both internal combustion and electric power for more efficiency, and the other a more general term referring to a car perceived as earth-friendly.
Companies should develop hybrids, which combine elements from a disruptive technology with the current technology to create a new offering that sits between competing innovation generations: Think Prius, which combines elements from both internal combustion and electric engines.
High-efficiency internal combustion engines, electric engines, or hybrid engines that combine the two are all far less powerful than conventional engines and will achieve a comparable level of performance only with a much lighter vehicle.
The commission... must not cave in to the car lobby". The SMMT said legislation backed by fines would force the industry to switch to hybrid models - vehicles with both internal combustion and electric engines - "overnight".
Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems (HEPS) have emerged as a promising area of research in aerospace engineering as they combine the complementary advantages of internal combustion and electric propulsion technologies while limiting the environmental emissions.
Though they use energy far more efficiently than internal combustion engines, electric motors generate heat more slowly in low temperatures, forcing an EV battery to use some of its own energy to heat the battery and release power, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit science advocacy organization.
