Thursday, April 28, 2011

Myths About Hybrid Cars

By Owen Jones


If you are considering a hybrid car, you may be hearing quite a bit of "talk". Some people think the hybrid car is the best thing since sliced bread. Some people say it'll just pass. Yet other people again say they think they can save a packet, but you're not sure it's really worth it. What is the truth, and how do you separate fact from fiction with all of the stuff that is being said to you? Below, you can read and consider the common hybrid vehicle myths.

Hybrid cars are the same as electric cars: This is not true because hybrid cars are fuel-powered for the most part. They have what are called 'battery assists'. The assist is powered by a nickel-metal hydride battery pack that is rechargeable.

You are guaranteed to economize with a hybrid car: If you are doing town motoring, you may economize on fuel and you may not. The same goes for motorway driving. There are just too many different factors involved. It has been said that if everyone bought hybrid cars, the fuel consumption would decrease by only 10%. That's not a very big difference, is it?

A hybrid cars battery can run out: A hybrid car's battery should not run flat when you are actually driving it. The engine of a hybrid car does not idle when stopped (at a red light for example). What does it do instead then? It recharges its battery. So there's no need to worry about a hybrid car stopping on that score.

A hybrid vehicle's rechargeable battery lasts only for two years: A hybrid car definitely would not be worth buying if this was the case. A hybrid vehicle's rechargeable batteries usually come with an eight-year guaranty.

If I run out of gas, I can continue driving on the hybrid vehicle battery: Keep in mind, a hybrid car's battery is an assist. That means that hybrid car's still run on fuel. After you run out of gas, the battery could keep the car running for a short while. However, the vehicle will stop running very soon.

Hybrid cars will soon put conventional car sellers out of business: This probably won't happen anytime soon. The reason for the delay has to do with the how much a hybrid cars cost. Most people just can't afford one. Furthermore, people just aren't too sure whether they will really save money on a hybrid car. Therefore, they are loathe to join the rush of people who want to own a hybrid car.

Hybrid cars will only save you about $88 a year: I did hear something on the news about this one day, but it may be untrue. If there's something you really want though, and there's a lot of smoke surrounding it, you simply have to start digging and do some of your own research. There are many different models of hybrid vehicle, and many different manufacturers make them. This means that there may be many more variables involved than the ones discussed here. A hybrid car may help you, and it may not, but the final decision is all yours.

Therefore, please don't worry a great deal about what people say. They probably have only listened to others passing on rumours Do your own research and make up your own mind. Try the Internet to get your information. The manufacturer's advertising is also rather useful, if you stick to reading the facts and gloss over the gloss. Check that what the literature claims is also in the warranty.




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