Hybrid Vehicles Operations

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Hello everyone. I found a great video on Hybrid Vehicle Operations, and their features. Its a great video that shows a fire department walk through of a hybrid vehicle, its dangers, and its safety features and was taped for a fire dept training tape to be used later. GREAT information and it actually shows you where certain standard features are located, and what not to do at accidents and fires with these vehicles.

The engines on these things are amazing, both gas AND electrical engines. The electrical one starts it and keeps the vehicle on idle speed and low speed, after passing a certain speed the gas engine kicks on. When the car is idling the electric takes over and it is whisper quiet and can still be dangerous. A lot of EMS and Firefighters dont know this and we respond to a medical emergency to find a guy slumped over the wheel unconcious, we wouldn think that the engine is still on because we couldnt hear it. BUT, the engine in a Hybrid is silent when on electric, and if an EMT hits the wrong thing the car can still move, injuring or killing another responder.

Pay attention to the video, and post your thoughts or any additional info you might have on these things so the rest of us can learn. Im thinking of contacting my local Auto dealer to see if they have a rep that can come out and do a course on these things for us.

Stay Safe

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Another site of interest for hybrid ops is from GM, they have a guide for cutting up some of their hybrids. Very interesting, and gives some information on cutting hybrids that I think would carry over to all makes and models.

http://www.gmstc.com/courses/available_courses.asp

[firemoose827 324]

Another site of interest for hybrid ops is from GM, they have a guide for cutting up some of their hybrids. Very interesting, and gives some information on cutting hybrids that I think would carry over to all makes and models.

http://www.gmstc.com/courses/available_courses.asp

Awesome site. I printed most of the info on the hybrids, thanks for sharing it!