The Full Hybrid Drive

The Full Hybrid Drive

A powerful electric motor is combined with a combustion engine. Driving solely under electric power is possible and the vehicle range only depends on the size of the high-voltage battery (traction battery). The electric motor assists the combustion engine when required via a torque request from the driver. On low speed trips, the vehicle can drive solely under electric power. The combustion engine is switched off when no longer required and the hybrid management system decides when the combustion engine needs to be switched back on again. Recuperation (recovery of brake energy) is used to charge the high-voltage batteries.

Full hybrid drives fall into three categories:
- Serial hybrid drives
- Power-split hybrid drives
- Parallel hybrid drives