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What do we do with batteries from hybrid cars after their replaced?
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Misconceptions About Hybrid Batteries?
Many people are hesitant to buy a hybrid vehicle because they have heard that the batteries need to be replaced long before the car's useful life is over. Typically, car manufacturers build hybrid cars with the belief that the batteries will last about 8 years or 200,000 miles before they might need to be serviced or replaced. Your hybrid vehicle usually will come with an 8 year warranty on the batteries and if they need to be replaced before then, the Dealer or Manufacturer will replace it either for free or for the depreciated value of the battery pack.
Are used hybrid cars efficient in fuel and friendly to our environment?
Absolutely. Used hybrid cars are just as useful as used gasoline cars. There are fears that the batteries are "used up" in used hybrid cars, but the lifetime of the batteries is very long and this should not be a problem.
Read the following claim and counterclaim from an essay CLAIM Hybrid cars are better for the environment than conventional cars. COUNTERCLAIM Hybrid batteries will pollute the landfills when they can?
Manufacturers are developing recycling plans to reduce the number of hybrid batteries that make it to landfills.
Do I need to recharge or plug in a hybrid vehicle?
There is no need to plug in a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid engine will recharge the batteries as needed by using the gas engine. Some newer hybrid cars even use breaking to recharge the batteries.
Are hybrid cars more economical than conventional cars?
Maybe, but if you factor in manufacturing and recycling costs of batteries and the hybrid drive system it can be more expensive.
What are Nickel-metal hydride batteries used in?
the electric engines of hybrid cars. that's where the hybrid engine is getting its power from.
What ae hybrid cars?
vehicles that use batteries as well as fuel as a source for propulsion.
Hybrid cars use combustion engines but also get power from a?
Generator and the batteries it charges.
Do hybrid cars run on electricity?
No, the hybrid cars do not use as much gas as a regular car. Electric cars use a number of batteries to store usable electricity to cut the need of gas to power cars by a significant fraction.
Does a hybrid need gas or to be charged electrically?
Over 95% of hybrid cars use gas only as fuel. From that they generate electricity and store it in batteries for later use to supplement the gas engine. The remaining hybrid cars (called plugin hybrids) use gas too, but can also be plugged in to keep the batteries charged.
What statements is general enough to be the topic sentence of a peragraph about hybrid cars?
A some hybrid cars can be plugged into an electric outlet to recharge their batteries B hybrid cars have many special features that save energy and reduce their operating costs C some hybrid cars use regenerative braking which is a system in which energy that is produced when the brakes are applied is fed back to help recharge the batteries D many hybrid cars will switch off the gasoline engine automatically when the car is idling at a stoplight I do know that C is wrong
What is the difference between hybrid cars and gasoline only cars?
A Hybrid car uses both electric motors and a gasoline engine. Some Hybrids use a very small gasoline engine to assist in charging the batteries that drive the electric motors. These cars often use breaking to charge the batteries as well
