There are three types of hybrid options: mild-, strong- and plug-in hybrids. While all three come with a battery pack and an electric motor on board, their battery packs vary in capacity depending on the type of hybrid chosen. It’s the mild-hybrid setup here which consists of the lowest voltage battery unit. The mild-hybrid’s battery-motor setup is used to only power the electrical components of a vehicle and to assist the engine in start/stop scenarios. It can also provide a small torque boost during acceleration at low engine speeds but cannot operate the vehicle in a ‘battery-only’ power and ‘zero-emissions’ mode. A strong-hybrid, on the other hand, powers the car using an electric motor during short distances while juicing up its battery by using either the engine or through regenerative braking. Plug-in hybrids, as the name says, can be recharged by plugging them into a home charging plug or by a public charger. They fit in between strong-hybrid vehicles (which get self-charging tech) and fully electric vehicles (which need to be plugged in).