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A hybrid car makes use of at least two different fuel sources to make it run. Both fuel sources are used together though not necessarily simultaneously. There are several different combinations of a hybrid car, but the most common so far is the gas-electric hybrid. More...
Why Get A Hybrid Car ?
According to the makers of hybrid cars, they are the best invention since the wheel. A hybrid car is a normal, fuel efficient car that has two motors -- an electric motor and a gasoline powered motor. Braking energy is captured and stored in an onboard battery. It is expensive because it is complex and has all the above. More...
How Does The Hybrid Car Help Save Money ?
Gas prices that have gone through the roof have fuelled a renewed interest in hybrid cars. A hybrid car is fuel-efficient in the manner in which it combines two disparate sources of energy. Electrical energy is the first source, stored in a rechargeable battery. The other is conventional gasoline as burned in the traditional internal combustion engine. More...
Hybrid Car Safety Tools
After years, hybrid cars are no longer a concept and have become a handy reality. To those unclear about what a hybrid car is, it is a car driven by a combination of a gas engine and an electric motor. There are two versions; the first has both the motor and engine working together augmenting each other. The other starts on the electric motor and switches to the gas engine when attaining a particular speed. More...
Incentives For 2009 Hybrid Cars
The federal government had in place certain tax incentives to promote the sale and usage of hybrid cars. In 2006, the rules prevailing (which continue to 2010) for incentives for 2009 hybrid cars were as follows:
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What Features Of Hybrid Car Make In The Environment ?
Due to the rising cost of fuel and the environmental damage to our planet, people are looking to alternatives. Fuel supply is finite and the price of gas just soars. This is where the hybrid car steps in. Hybrid cars use a rechargeable battery as well as gasoline. The system helps to reduce fuel emissions. The hybrid engine uses the battery and not gasoline when initially accelerating. Hybrid gasoline motors shut off when the car is stopped. When the car re-starts, it runs on electricity. More...
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