Hybrid Cars

The word hybrid represents economy and efficiency,batteries by using a generator. The parallel hybrid car
in the car industry. The term hybrid car is used touses the power of gasoline and electricity together, to
describe a car which can use both gasoline andprovide greater speed or economy. The electric
electricity as fuel. This mix of fuel in the hybrid carmotors used in a hybrid car, regenerate energy. The
reduces your dependence on expensive and pollutingelectric motors also control the breaking system, in
gasoline.hybrid cars.
Several car companies have started the manufactureWhenever brakes are applied energy is generated.
of hybrid cars. Toyota, Ford, Honda are some of theThis is stored in the batteries and used whenever
leading car manufacturers who have come up withrequired. No additional charge is required for the
some exiting models of hybrid cars.batteries of a hybrid car.
The gasoline engine provides most of the power forWhenever you stop at a signal the motor switches off
the hybrid car and the electric motor provideson its own, thus conserving fuel. Hybrid cars run much
additional power. This additional power is used, when itsmoother than the gasoline run vehicles.
is needed to accelerate. For any reason, the power isHybrid cars give 20 to 30 miles more per gallon than
reduced the electric motor provides additional powertheir gasoline counterparts. The hybrid cars have a
for the hybrid car. This helps in the design of a morehigher price tag. But the economy of running a hybrid
compact and efficient engine.car, and the environmental considerations, outweighs
Two types of hybrid cars are available. They are thethe higher price. However, hybrid car sales have not
parallel hybrid car and the series hybrid car. The seriespicked up much because of the limited availability of
hybrid car uses the power of gasoline to recharge thethese vehicles.