Hybrid Car Rental (HEV)

Hybrid vehicles are powered by an internal combustion engine combined with one or more electric motors that use energy stored in batteries. Mild hybrids—called micro hybrids—use a battery and an electric motor to help power the vehicle and allow the engine to shut off when the vehicle stops (such as at traffic lights or in stop-and-go traffic), improving fuel economy.

Hybrid Electrical Vehicles (HEV) are powered by an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors, which use energy stored in batteries.

Hybrids have better fuel efficiency and conserve more energy, this emitting fewer carbon emissions. Less Fossil Fuel, since hybrid vehicles are able to utilize the high voltage battery pack and electric motors for propulsion, they don't rely on fossil fuels as much as standard gas cars.

If using considerably less fuel and creating fewer emissions are important to you, then definitely. Hybrids are usually more affordable than full electric cars, and are often more responsive to drive than their petrol-only equivalents.

Hybrid vehicles release fewer emissions, improving air quality and keeping streets cleaner. The cars can emit 46% less greenhouse gas than traditional gas-powered vehicles. Also, cars do not rely solely on fossil fuels.

• Accessibility
• Packs a punch
• Greener machines
• Efficiency
• Refuel and forget

An electric vehicle can only travel as far as its batteries allow, where a hybrid also has a gasoline engine and an electric powertrain, to be able to travel further.

The main difference between a hybrid and an electric vehicle is how each is powered; a hybrid switches seamlessly between electric energy and a blend of petrol and electric power, whereas an electric vehicle runs on battery power alone.

Fully electric vehicles have a battery as the only on-board energy storage system. The batteries can be charged from the electricity grid. Hybrid cars have batteries, but they are also equipped with combustion engines that run on gas.

In a plug-in hybrid, the electric battery is the primary power source for the car. The battery can be charged from an external source, such as the mains and run on battery power alone for a limited distance. When the battery runs down, the internal combustion engine takes over. In a full hybrid, the battery only provides enough power for driving the car at slower speeds — in residential areas and cities, for example. The battery recharges itself as the vehicle is in operation.

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) use batteries to power an electric motor and another fuel, such as gasoline or diesel, to power an internal combustion engine or another propulsion source.

• Save money - you won't have to spend all your travel funds on getting around.
• The flexibility - choose to run on electric power or on petrol/diesel.
• How’s the serenity - with a quieter engine, it'll make your trip that more serene.

No, hybrid vehicles do not need to be charged as the battery recharges while you're driving, so it's always ready to go.

The high-voltage Hybrid' traction battery' will never run out of charge, as it charges while you drive.

Hybrid vehicles have two batteries: a 12-volt unit and a high-voltage unit. The 12-volt battery provides power to everything from the radio to the engine computer, just as it would in a traditional vehicle. Meanwhile, a hybrid high-voltage battery provides electrical energy to the motor(s) within the powertrain.