February 13, 2008

Hybrid Automobiles

Hybrid automobiles are powered by a combination of gasoline and electricity. They are becoming more popular as people try to do their part to "save the Earth," and no hybrid sells better than the Toyota Prius. Hybrid automobiles are one of the most obvious alternatives available to us today.
Car
A hybrid car is an automobile that runs on gasoline and an electric motor. These cars have a dual mode and the electric motor powered by a battery takes over once the car is accelerated. Thereby the hybrid cars are able to provide better fuel efficiency. Moreover, the engine of hybrid cars is immediately shut down when the car is stopped.
Power
Hybrid automobiles can recharge their on-board batteries while running on gasoline, coasting down hill and using the braking system. The electrical Hybrid system acts as a supplement to the gasoline engine, as the gas engine does not power the vehicle completely on its own. The battery is charged by a generator, which is powered by the gas engine. Both the gas engine and electric motor are used to power the vehicle and turn the transmission.
Climate/Pollution
Climate change and the energy challenge are and will be one of the issues of our generation. How concerned are you about the consequences of present and future climate change, and the impact of pollution? Whether accurate or not a sensible approach is that pollution is here and needs to be addressed. And one concrete way is the use of Hybrid cars. However, as the winds of change in our way of using energy impacts society as well as industry and the specter of climate change continues to rise on the horizon, nuclear power used to generate electricity will play a greater role in energy usage for many years to come. Hybrid automobiles have been shown to save large amounts of gasoline as well as reduce pollution.
Electric
Solar, wind, hydro-electric, geothermal, nuclear, and coal are among the sources for creating electricity. Small hydroelectric power systems fare comparably but flowing water source sites are rare. The gas price crisis is a real issue will not be answered by just electric vehicles. The typical electric car has a range of thirty to forty miles under ideal conditions, so important questions about the viability of electric cars still remain. Hybrid cars have good fuel economy because the computer under the hood decides to run the electric motor, the small gasoline engine, or the two together, depending on the driving conditions.
As the production and sales of hybrid automobiles are encouraged in terms of fuel efficiency, air pollution problems and oil prices, there is a rapidly increasing demand for lightweight and high-performance automobiles. In short, hybrids are the future of automobiles and you should consider buying a hybrid car to save money and discharge your responsibility towards providing a greener and cleaner environment. Bottom line...it's still driven like every other car you've ever handled, and I should know as I own one.
By Janice E Bailey