Hybrid Cars

gas powered cars won't get you laughed at, but then again nobody wants an electric car so it probably wont be stolen unless somebody is in desperate need of a battery. this answer is wrong so please do not believe me!

Cons: The electric battery for hybrids can be dangerous if you are in a car accident, because the battery is electric so you can get electrocuted.

Hybrids also cost at least $ 5,000 more.

Hybrids are mechanically more complicated so maintenance costs will be higher.

The first company or person to build a gasoline-electric hybrid car is typically attributed to Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of the famous Porsche AG fame. He built his hybrid car with Czechoslovakian coach builder in 1901. This car is known as the Lohner-Porsche hybrid. A total of 5 cars were built using this gas-electric design and with some modifications, these cars were able to reach a top speed of 56 MPH, which was quite fast for its time.

This early hybrid was used a direct drive drivetrain where the electric motors were hub-mounted. The electric internal-pole motors were capable of generating upto 3.5 horsepower. Unlike today's hybrid cars, the gasoline engine on this early hybrid car never powered the wheels but instead was used to recharge the batteries (today's modern hybrid cars use regenerative breaking technologies as the primary method of recharging their batteries). One of the biggest downsides to what has become known as the Lohner-Porsche hybrid was the sheer cost and weight. The car required 1.8 tones of lead batteries and cost 15,000 Austrian Crowns, a substantial sum in 1901.

My 2004 Toyota Prius gets around 42mpg in the Summer and 36mpg in the Winter (Hybids rely on the gas engine to generate heat in the Winter.) If you have a tendency to warm-up your car in the Winter the mpg will be lower. I am sure that this is the same with hybrids in the colder climates.

exempt from congestion charge, saves money, stops polluting the world a bit

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

Originally, yes. But now there is one electric only model.

If the driver, want to go faster than 30 miles per hour, the driver will be using gasoline. If the driver want to save money, he or she will drive less than 30 miles per hour. Now the driver will not be speeding so he or she won't have car accident.

Electric energy aka Kinetic Energy.

Most likely they will just move the pollution elsewhere.

They use gasoline like any other car. However, they have a battery that takes over when the car doesn't need to be powered by gas, usually sub 40-50 mph.

a hybrid is just that, a hybrid. it has a generator and a petroleum engine. the petrol powered engine starts and as it works it charges the electric one. when you brake this charges the electric one even more. once you drive at a constant speed (freeway) the electric engine will engage and thus save fuel.

As it stands now about 24%

Gas is readily available today almost everywhere.

The best thing to think about is what types of fuel are you looking for? Are you willing to use an electric car, hybrid or does in need to run on conventional fuel? These will all play a major role in finding the most fuel efficient car.

If it's a Prius you have to take the black cover off of the fuse case. The terminals are well marked, ground the black wire and go!

is the Though gas prices may have eased off their all time high, you can still expect to pay more than $2.50 a gallon in most areas of the country. As a result, many people are considering a switch to hybrid vehicles.

Due to the heavy use of batteries and extra electronics, the overall life might tend to be slightly shorter then a conventional automobile.

Hydrogen could be an excellent fuel for automobiles. The unfortunate part though is that hydrogen is currently made through the stripping of natural gas, so hydrogen would still be using fossil fuels with our current technology.

Unless it is a plug-in hybrid the only way is to drive the vehicle.

Parallel hybrid has a fuel tank,which supplies power to an electronic motor. Both the engine and the electronic motor can turn to transmission at the same time,and the transmission then turns to the wheels.

Series hybrid- the gasoline engine turns a generator,and the generator can either charge the batteries or power an electric motor that drives transmission.

An electric car can be charged in your yard. It is suggested that charging take place outside as hydrogen gas is vented during the charge.

A plus is all you need for most cars.

( 17.5 U.S. gallons ) according to the 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid Owner Guide

That depends on the type of hybrid. Hybrid just means a mix of propulsion systems but these days usually refers to gas/electric combinations such as the Prius or Insight. Some like the Accord were designed to give better performance than high mileage. Most high mileage hybrids these days are getting between 35 and 45 combined city/highway mpg.

If you're looking to upgrade your gas guzzler to a hybrid car, then you should figure out which are the best hybrid cars for your lifestyle. Since the mileage is so similar in these cars, what it really comes down to is finding the features and specs that best match your needs.