Series, Parallel, Mild, Full Parallel and Assist Hybrid Cars
As their name implies, hybrid vehicles use some combination of power sources for propulsion. Most often, a standard internal combustion engine (ICE) is combined with an electric motor and battery pack; the electric motor moves the vehicle at slow speeds, and the gas engine takes over when the car needs to move faster. The use of an electric motor can greatly increase gas mileage, and while the electric motor is in operation, the vehicle doesn’t pollute.
NextGen Research forecasts that the market for consumer hybrid vehicles will grow at a healthy 28% compound annual rate from 2008, when 550,000 were sold worldwide, to sales of 1.9 million in 2013.
What Does This Report Answer?
- Who makes hybrid vehicles for consumers?
- Why are automakers required to include hybrid cars in their vehicle fleets?
- How do hybrid systems work?
- Why are hybrid vehicles in short supply?
- Why is there a cost premium for a hybrid vehicle?
- Which hybrid architectures will be most successful?
- Which battery chemistries are used most frequently for hybrid vehicles; how will that change in the next few years?
Who Needs This Report?
- Automobile manufacturers
- Automotive component manufacturers
- Battery makers
- Electrical utilities
- Governmental transportation and tax agencies
- Oil companies
- Venture capital firms
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