Do Hybrid Vehicle’s Batteries get their charge from the alternator?

With a hybrid vehicle, I know that they are ran off of gasoline engine and also an electric motor. The electric motor receives its power from the hybrid battery. Is this charged from the regular alternator that is on all vehicles?

August 10, 2009 | Read the story »

New Fast-Charging Battery Could Revolutionize the Electric Car

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they have created a new Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery that can be recharged so quickly that charging an electric car could be done in just a few minutes — making it as quick as filling up a gasoline car at a fuel pump.
MIT scientists say their [...]

March 13, 2009 | Read the story »