Technician A says that full hybrid electric vehicles need to be plugged into a standard AC electrical outlet to charge. Technician B says that the high voltage battery in an HEV uses a generator driven by the internal combustion engine for recharging. Which technician is correct?

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Technician B is correct because full hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) do not require plugging into an external source for charging; they recharge their high voltage battery through regenerative braking and by a generator driven by the internal combustion engine.

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