A vehicle that runs on both electricity and gasoline is called a hybrid vehicle.
Any vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion is called an EV or electric vehicle.
Some vehicles are also hybrid vehicles that use an electric motor and a gas motor.
Electric vehicles that are not hybrids run on only battery power with no gasoline engine and plug in hybrid electric vehicles can be powered by both electric motors and gasoline motors.
A vehicle with two different propulsion systems is a hybrid vehicle.
A hybrid vehicle uses a combination of two different power sources for propulsion which is often an internal combustion engine and an electric motor
The internal combustion engine and the electric motor allows you to switch between the two depending on your driving conditions or you can also use both simultaneously.
An example of propulsion is a rocket engine that launches a spacecraft into space.
To create propulsion the burning of fuel creates hot gas which is then expelled through a nozzle to generate the thrust needed to propel the rocket forward.
Any exact which pushes an object or something to move including a car engine driving a vehicle or even a person that is walking by pushing off the ground are also examples of propulsion.
When you drive your car the engine burns fuel which turns makes the engine run and turn the engines crankshaft to engage with the transmission to propel the car forward down the road.
Essentially propulsion is simply the act of driving an object forward or pushing an object forward.
When you pedal a bicycle you're propelling the bicycle forward with your feet on the pedals.
A propulsion system also uses a source of power to create thrust.
This thrust then pushes against an object like a car, airplane, rocket etc to move it forward.
The amount of thrust that is created depends on the mass flow through the engine and also the exit velocity of the gas.
Walking, flying and airplane, launching a rocket and driving a car or other vehicle are all examples of propulsion.
There are several types of propulsion systems which include rocket propulsion systems, electric propulsion systems, gas turbine engines and internal combustion engines.