Hybrid Car Quiz
What makes hybrids different from regular cars? Take our quiz and find out!
The most common type of hybrid cars are...
Toyotas
Gasoline-electric
Diesel-electric
Fuel cell
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Most hybrid cars on the road today are gasoline-electric hybrids.
Gasoline-electric hybrids combine...
A diesel engine and a plug-in battery.
A gasoline engine and a plug-in battery.
A gasoline engine and a rechargeable battery.
A gasoline engine and a fuel cell.
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A gas-electric hybrid uses a gasoline engine to recharge a rechargeable electric battery.
In a parallel hybrid car...
Both the gas engine and the electric motor can power the car at the same time.
The batteries are laid out side by side.
The gas engine and electric motors are laid out side by side.
The engine turns a generator that can either power the electric motor or recharge the batteries.
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In a parallel hybrid car, both the gas engine and the electric motor can power the car at the same time.
In a series hybrid car...
Both the gas engine and the electric motor can power the car at the same time.
The batteries are laid out side by side.
The gas engine and electric motors are laid out side by side.
The engine turns a generator that can either power the electric motor or recharge the batteries.
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In a series hybrid car, the engine turns a generator that can either power the electric motor or recharge the batteries.
Most hybrid cars use _____ to capture kinetic energy that would otherwise be lost when stopping.
Regenerative braking
Deceleration generators
Batteries
A gasoline engine
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Most hybrid cars use regenerative braking, which captures heat from the brake pads and stores it in the batteries, to pressure kinetic energy that would otherwise be lost when the car slows down or stops.
Besides using a gas-electric powertrain, how else do car makers improve fuel economy on hybrid cars?
Using low-resistance aerodynamics
Using low-resistance tires
Lowering a car’s weight
All of the above
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Car makers use aerodynamics, tires, and lightweight materials to improve fuel economy on hybrid cars.
The most popular hybrid car on the market today is...
The Honda Insight
The Toyota Prius
The Ford Escape Hybrid
The Toyota Camry
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The Toyota Prius is the most popular hybrid car on the market today.
The first hybrid car that was widely available to consumers was:
The Honda Insight
The Toyota Prius
The Ford Escape Hybrid
The Toyota Camry
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The Honda Insight was the first hybrid car available to the wide consumer market.
The most expensive high-volume sales hybrid car on the market today is...
The Mercury Mariner Hybrid
The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid
The Lexus LS 600h
The Lexus RX250h
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At about $110,000, the Lexus LS 600h is the most expensive mass-market hybrid available today.
Besides improving fuel economy, a major goal of hybrid cars is to...
Improve tailpipe emissions.
Improve performance.
Switch to diesel engines.
Improve traffic flow.
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A major goal of hybrid cars is to improve tailpipe emissions.
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