Have you ever wondered what it means when you hear the term HV, EV, PEV, Etc.? Well here are some definitions:

Hybrid: A mechanism that has two or more operating fuel sources.

1. Hybrid vehicle (HV): an electric vehicle (EV) that powers the machine using a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) that recharges the on board batteries. When they become low, it generally runs on fossil fuels, mainly gas or diesel.

2. Hybrid internal combustion ingine (HVICE): This is a (ICE) that is connected to a generator to recharge the batteries that runs the vehicle.(No plug in to recharge batteries).

3. A plug in electric vehicle (PEV): The recharges the batteries by electric current while parked and not in use.  It runs on battery power, but when the batteries are depleted then the conventional (IC) takes over.

4. Gas optional hybrids (GO-HEV): These ICE run on alternative fuels like hydrogen. They are slated for production in the near future and are low polluters.

5. Gas optional plug in hybrids (GO-PHEV): These promise to be the most efficient and less polluting, but are currently not being produced. Notable, a GO-PEV, in the event of a power  outage, can provide emergency power to your home.

Due to a scarcity of recharging stations, today’s pure PEV’s, all  electric vehicles, have a limited range. If a pure PEV’s electric charge becomes depleted while in the country side , you can’t just find a bush with current berries and plug it in.

Hybrids are nothing new. Beginning in the late 1930s, many rail road train engines were equipped with diesel engines powering generators that in turn powered the electric motors driving the wheels. Over the years they have become more efficient.

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