Hybrid Technology
Hybrid cars are the latest and greatest achievement of the automobile industry. Those who designed the hybrid vehicle discovered a way to combine the power of a gasoline engine with the efficiency and renewability of an electric motor. Hybrid cars that do not utilize the power of an electric motor or battery are not as fuel efficient as some of the more advanced vehicles on the market.
The hybrid engine is one of the most ground breaking inventions of recent history. The hybrid engine is the reason that hybrid cars get such fantastic gas mileage, as well as the reason why hybrids have such lower greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline engine vehicles. The only real downside of a hybrid vehicle is that, as of today, they are much more costly to manufacture—because of their high levels of sophistication and technology.
In addition to a higher initial price, most hybrids have some kind of electrical component. The electric battery on these types of hybrids requires replacement about once every five to six years. The cost of this replacement is very similar to having your transmission rebuilt, every six years. For this reason many people decide that a hybrid is not worth the investment, especially in these tough economic times.
Hybrid cars function differently depending on current driving conditions. In the city, where speed limits are usually less than thirty miles per hour, hybrid vehicles run solely on electrical power stored up in their battery. This battery is usually charged from an outlet and/or when you apply the brakes. Newer hybrid models gather electrical energy from friction when you brake. When driving over thirty miles per hour hybrids switch to their gasoline engines, which usually get between forty and sixty miles per gallon of fuel.
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