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Hybrid vehicle
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A hybrid vehicle uses two (or more) types of energy to move.
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Hybrid vehicles are an intermediary solution between conventionnal vehicles and electric vehicles. The idea is making the thermic motor run with a slightly harder charge than necessary, and use this extra energy to charge batteries. Since a motors efficiency increases quickly at low charge, this superfluous energy is almost free. This is true for "fuel motors", "gas oil motors'" efficiency changing much less with the charge.
