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Getting to Know Hybrid Car Components and Their Functions, Let's Understand!

09 April 2025
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In this modern era, developments in the automotive field are increasingly advanced, especially cars. This can be seen from the emergence of hybrid cars, which use two power sources, namely gasoline engines and electric motors. In Indonesia, hybrid cars are becoming more popular as they can be a solution to air pollution and the high price of gasoline. 

If you are interested in this car and intend to buy it, you should know the components of hybrid cars along with their functions as follows.

Components of Hybrid Cars and Their Functions

Like regular cars, hybrid cars have important components within them. Each of these components plays a significant role as follows.

1. Internal combustion engine

The internal combustion engine, commonly known as the combustion engine, serves as the main engine of the hybrid car. This component can be said to have the same function as the gasoline engine in conventional cars. 

Inside the internal combustion engine of a hybrid car, there are also other components such as pistons, cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, and so on. Thus, the internal combustion engine is capable of rotating the car's wheels. In this condition, the car's wheels will be rotated alternately by the internal combustion engine and the electric motor component, making fuel consumption more efficient.

2. Electric motor

The electric motor in hybrid cars serves as the second power source after the internal combustion engine. As explained earlier, the electric motor also functions to drive the car's wheels. However, to drive those wheels, the electric motor does not use gasoline as a power source, but rather uses a battery.

3. Generator

This component has a working mechanism similar to the alternator in conventional cars. The generator functions as a producer of electricity that will later be supplied to the electric motor for the process of rotating the car's wheels. Additionally, this component also serves as a producer of electricity during the battery charging process.

4. Power split device

This component functions as a distributor of rotation coming from the ICE (internal combustion engine) and the electric motor to be transmitted to the wheels. 

5. Power control unit

This component serves as the core controller of all systems embedded in the hybrid car. With the presence of the power control unit, electrical energy can be controlled according to needs and the energy production from each power source. Then, this energy source is used to drive the wheels when the hybrid car is in motion.

6. Battery

This component serves as a storage place for energy, especially electrical energy. 

Read Also:  6 Types of Electric Car Batteries and the Raw Materials Used

7. Fuel tank

This component serves as a tank to store gasoline fuel, similar to the gasoline tank in conventional cars. Later, the gasoline in this tank will be supplied to other engine components when the hybrid car is used.

8. Exhaust system

Hybrid cars also have an exhaust system component similar to conventional cars. However, hybrid cars usually use a three-way catalytic feature in the exhaust system, which helps reduce exhaust gas emissions.

9. DC converter

This component functions to convert high-voltage DC electricity from the traction battery to a lower voltage. This way, the process of recharging the additional battery and operating the car's features can run smoothly. 

10. Transmission

This component serves to transmit mechanical power from the internal combustion engine or electric motor to rotate the wheels. 

Thus, these are some important components of hybrid cars that you need to know and understand. After reading the above review, are you more interested in hybrid cars? If so, you can visit the nearest Daihatsu dealer to get the best offers related to hybrid cars.

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