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Speaker 1: smart Happens. Hi Am Marshall Brain with today's question, how

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Speaker 1: do the engines breathe in a diesel submarine? A diesel

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Speaker 1: submarine is a very good example of a hybrid vehicle.

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Speaker 1: Most diesel subs have two or more diesel engines. The

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Speaker 1: diesels can run propellers, or they can run generators that

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Speaker 1: in combination, one engine driving a propeller and the other

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Speaker 1: driving a generator. The sub surface, or it must cruise

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Speaker 1: diesel engines. Once the batteries are fully charged, the sub

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Speaker 1: can then head underwater. The batteries power electric motors that

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Speaker 1: a diesel sub can stay underwater. This is the huge

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