Do Hybrid Cars Actually Do What They Proclaim?

By Jason Anderson


All over the world people's economies are struggling, so it is to be expected that they'd be upset with the high prices being charged for fuel. Not only this, but the grievances cover global warming and its disturbing effects on the environment. In general, what individuals want is a car that uses less gasoline and therefore helps to fight global warming.

The remedy might lie with hybrids, though many people remain more than a little skeptical. The first thing that is needed is to fully understand what a hybrid is, and how it works. The first noticeable difference from standard cars is that hybrids have two engines. One of the engines is no different from what any other car has, and it operates on gasoline. The additional engine is actually an electric motor that uses stored electricity to run the car. The question is, what makes using electric power result in such big fuel and emissions savings?

Whilst driving, you can find yourself not moving often, like at stop signs and lights. Even so, your engine continues to be idling and burning up gas. Think of the financial savings on fuel if your car burned zero gasoline at all while running at idle.

One thing the majority of people never liked about hybrids is that they constantly needed to be plugged in. However, with state-of-the-art technology, hybrid cars can easily recharge their batteries without having to be plugged into an outlet. Driving the vehicle now supplies all the mechanical energy needed to keep the batteries charged. Hybrid vehicles utilize an onboard computer to decide whether the gasoline engine or the electric motor needs to be running at any given moment. This reduces a lot of fuel burning while the car is either going slow speeds, or not going at all. The hybrids are also able to perform better, as opposed to the earlier hybrids that didn't have much power.

Hybrids are now in great demand, due to the advanced technologies involved. Hybrids offer no dangerous emissions while at idle in traffic jams, so they introduce nothing to our cities' pollution issues. Because they are using a lesser amount of gasoline, they are delivering excellent fuel economy, along with emitting less pollutants, so they are helping do away with global warming. The administration is in fact offering the people an incentive to buy hybrid vehicles, by giving tax breaks. And so, buying a hybrid will certainly save on taxes, as well as fuel costs.

Their single disadvantage is their high price; hybrids are more expensive than regular gas guzzlers. With any luck ,, with further technological advancements will come cost reductions that will allow everyone to enjoy the benefits that come with owning a hybrid car.




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