| The hybrid sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are high | | | | providing the energy to move the car or for charging |
| performance vehicles that are compatible to using | | | | the battery pack. |
| two distinct sources of power- the gasoline engine | | | | A simple system is involved in the Hybrid SUV setup. |
| and the electric motor. This provides a fuel efficient | | | | No rotating belt is there as in case of conventional |
| source of power. | | | | Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). There are |
| The 'milder' hybrids are dependent primarily on the | | | | simply two electric motors and a gas engine that is |
| gas engine. They use a small electric motor/ | | | | permanently linked together using a planetary gear |
| generator to supplement this. There are also 'strong' | | | | set. The driver can perceive nothing but only a |
| hybrids in which the electric motor is given a larger | | | | smooth flow of power in spite of the fact that there |
| role enabling it to propel the car on its own at low | | | | is a lot of variation in the different modes. |
| speeds. | | | | There is a third electric motor or generator in case of |
| Hybrid SUV Models | | | | the RX400h and Highlander Hybrid 4WD-i - two |
| Toyota and Lexus are providers of hybrid SUVs. | | | | models of Hybrid SUVs. It is worth noting that the |
| Honda provides the mild hybrids. These are the ones | | | | front-wheel-drive Highlanders do not have this motor. |
| that rely mainly on the gas engine while using a small | | | | These Hybrid SUV models have none of the typical |
| electric motor or generator to supplement it. Toyota | | | | elements present in an all-wheel-drive system, |
| Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid are examples of strong | | | | namely, individual drive shafts connecting the front |
| hybrids which have a larger role ascribed for the | | | | and rear axles and a center differential varying the |
| electric motor. | | | | power split. The independent third electric motor or |
| Features and Functionalities of Hybrid SUVs | | | | generator rated for 68 hp and 96 lb-ft of torque is |
| The pathway of energy for the Hybrid SUVs can | | | | instead built into a rear transaxle. It is only in times of |
| vary to wide extents. This depends upon various | | | | need like during hard acceleration or starting on a |
| conditions and demands of the driver. Usually it is the | | | | slippery surface that the rear electric motor comes |
| electric motor that provides most of the momentum | | | | into play. While moving under force of gravity |
| while driving at lower speeds despite the engine | | | | (coasting) and braking, this rear electric motor acts as |
| revving. The excessive power from the engine is | | | | a generator. In other circumstances the two models |
| absorbed by the smaller motor or generator and then | | | | work as front drive SUVs. |
| routed back to the main motor to be used either for | | | | |