Editing Hybrid vehicle (section)

====Ships====
Ships with both mast-mounted [[sail]]s and [[steam engine]]s were an early form of a hybrid vehicle. Another example is the [[diesel–electric powertrain|diesel–electric]] [[submarine]]. This runs on batteries when submerged and the batteries can be recharged by the [[diesel engine]] when the craft is on the surface.

{{As of|2022}}, there are 550 ships with an average of 1.6&nbsp;MWh of batteries. The average was 500&nbsp;kWh in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wingrove |first1=Martyn |title=Huge increase in European hybrid and electric vessels expected |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/huge-growth-coming-in-european-hybrid-and-electric-vessels-69786 |website=Riviera |language=En |date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

Newer hybrid ship-propulsion schemes include large [[power kite|towing kites]] manufactured by companies such as [[SkySails]]. Towing kites can fly at heights several times higher than the tallest ship masts, capturing stronger and steadier winds.