Posted on 8/10/2021
With more and more hybrid car options available these days, it’s good to know what type of batteries are used in your hybrid and how to care for them. The technology for Hybrid auto batteries is constantly evolving and improving. Let’s look at the most common battery packs in use today, explore what regenerative braking is, and how charging stations work. WHAT ARE HYBRID AUTO BATTERIES? Manufacturers made the early hybrid auto batteries out of nickel-metal hydride (NiMH or Ni–MH). The automobile industry considered these early batteries both stable and reliable. However, the batteries were also quite bulky and heavy. By 2008, manufacturers produced more than 2 million NiMH style batteries for hybrid cars worldwide. Moving forward to the year 2020, most hybrid vehicles now use lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, which are smaller, lighter, an ... read more