A ___ uses regenerative braking and its internal combustion engine to recharge.

A ___ uses regenerative braking and its internal combustion engine to recharge.

• A. plug-in electric vehicle
• B. battery electric vehicle
• C. hybrid electric vehicle
• D. fuel cell electric vehicle

Answer: (C)

A hybrid electric vehicle blends an internal combustion engine with an electric drive and recharges its battery through two main ways: regenerative braking, which captures energy when you slow down, and the engine driving a generator to put energy back into the battery. This combination lets the vehicle run on electric power at times while still relying on the gasoline engine for propulsion and for recharging the battery, without needing to plug in. A plug-in electric vehicle relies primarily on electricity from the grid (even though it may use regenerative braking for some energy recovery). A battery electric vehicle has no internal combustion engine to recharge the battery at all. A fuel cell electric vehicle generates electricity from hydrogen in a fuel cell, rather than recharging from an internal combustion engine. The scenario described fits a traditional hybrid because it centers on recharge from the engine plus energy recovery from braking.

A hybrid electric vehicle blends an internal combustion engine with an electric drive and recharges its battery through two main ways: regenerative braking, which captures energy when you slow down, and the engine driving a generator to put energy back into the battery. This combination lets the vehicle run on electric power at times while still relying on the gasoline engine for propulsion and for recharging the battery, without needing to plug in.

A plug-in electric vehicle relies primarily on electricity from the grid (even though it may use regenerative braking for some energy recovery). A battery electric vehicle has no internal combustion engine to recharge the battery at all. A fuel cell electric vehicle generates electricity from hydrogen in a fuel cell, rather than recharging from an internal combustion engine. The scenario described fits a traditional hybrid because it centers on recharge from the engine plus energy recovery from braking.