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PARTIAL HYBRID VEHICLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- partial hybrid vehicle
1, record 1, English, partial%20hybrid%20vehicle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- partial hybrid 2, record 1, English, partial%20hybrid
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vehicle equipped with both a combustion engine and an electric motor that can never be propelled solely by the electric motor. 3, record 1, English, - partial%20hybrid%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In these vehicles, the electric motor can act, for example, as a starter-motor or as a torque-boosting device. "Microhybrids" (lowest degree of hybridization) and "mild hybrids" (or "power-assist hybrids", second degree) are two types of partial hybrids. 3, record 1, English, - partial%20hybrid%20vehicle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- partial-hybrid vehicle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- véhicule à hybridation partielle
1, record 1, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20%C3%A0%20hybridation%20partielle
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Véhicule équipé à la fois d'un moteur à combustion et d'un moteur électrique, mais dont la propulsion ne peut jamais être assurée seulement par le moteur électrique. 1, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20%C3%A0%20hybridation%20partielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans ces véhicules, le moteur électrique peut, notamment, agir comme démarreur ou comme dispositif d'assistance au couple. Les «véhicules à microhybridation» (premier niveau d'hybridation) et les «véhicules à hybridation légère» (deuxième niveau) sont des types de véhicules à hybridation partielle. 1, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20%C3%A0%20hybridation%20partielle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vehículo híbrido parcial
1, record 1, Spanish, veh%C3%ADculo%20h%C3%ADbrido%20parcial
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- híbrido parcial 1, record 1, Spanish, h%C3%ADbrido%20parcial
correct, masculine noun
- vehículo semihíbrido 2, record 1, Spanish, veh%C3%ADculo%20semih%C3%ADbrido
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- semihíbrido 3, record 1, Spanish, semih%C3%ADbrido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un vehículo semihíbrido no funciona en modo 100% eléctrico, sino que el motor eléctrico actúa como soporte del propulsor principal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - veh%C3%ADculo%20h%C3%ADbrido%20parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En la trayectoria de electrificación desde los vehículos de combustión interna hasta el vehículo eléctrico puro, han entrado en juego diferentes tipos de vehículos que han contribuido a una electrificación escalonada: híbridos parciales, híbridos totales, híbridos enchufables [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - veh%C3%ADculo%20h%C3%ADbrido%20parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los vehículos híbridos parciales se subdividen en vehículos híbridos moderados o ligeros y vehículos microhíbridos según el nivel de hibridación. 4, record 1, Spanish, - veh%C3%ADculo%20h%C3%ADbrido%20parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vehículo híbrido parcial; vehículo semihíbrido: A pesar de que estos términos se utilizan generalmente como sinónimos de “automóvil híbrido parcial” y "automóvil semihíbrido", se desaconseja ese uso ya que "vehículo" es un concepto genérico que comprende al de "automóvil". 4, record 1, Spanish, - veh%C3%ADculo%20h%C3%ADbrido%20parcial
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