Yes, Hybrid cars can be purchased from main car dealerships like ford and Chevrolet (both made in America). You will be suprised at how much they have to offer someone looking for a hybrid car.
The main difference between hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles is that hybrid vehicles use a bank of batteries along with an electric motor to power the car.
That question is still up for debate. I definitely feels good to own and drive a hybrid car. There is some extra mileage for a hybrid over a similar size cars. The two points a=of any cars greatest pollution contribution though is at the manufacture and at the destruction points of that cars life. Therefore, the life span of a hybrid car must exceed that of a conventional car to become a lower polluting unit. Time will be the real tell for this answer.
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if a car can run on fuel as well as on electricity it is called a hybrid car.[maybe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!] No maybe about it - that is a hybrid car. The most common is hybrid electrical, an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors
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Cadillac escalade hybrid
Hyundai is one of the many car manufacturers who have come out with hybrid models. Hyundai currently has three main hybrid models available. The Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid first appeared in 2009 and is the first ever hybrid car to use both liquefied petroleum gas and lithium polymer batteries. The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is a 2011 model, but it became available to purchase at the end of 2010. Hyundai released the Kia Optima Hybrid in 2011.
The main component that makes hybrid cars efficient and is their engine. Hybrids have a gasoline powered engine, but when this engine is coupled with an electric motor the overall effect reduces emissions, requires less fuel, and gets a lot more mileage than a standard gasoline powered car or a purely electric car. A hybrid car's engine and transmission charge the electric batteries that are also part of the car.
Jacob Lohner was one of the inventors of the hybrid smart car.
a hybrid car uses electricity and gasoline.