What is a hybrid car ?
A hybrid car is a car with a gas engine and a electric engine . It uses 2 or more sources of power . The ford escape was the first American hybrid car made in 2004 . You plug it in a wall for a hybrid car to charge . “ General Motors estimate that a full recharge with a 240 volt charger will take about three hours ” ( Lampton ).
How does a hybrid work ?
A hybrid car uses two or more sources of power and runs on electricity . A hybrid car gives you 20 to 30 more miles per gallon than a regular car . When the car stops , the gas motor shuts off then the electricity turns on . when the car goes uphill , the battery uses extra electricity . We should have hybrid cars , because hybrid cars on the market will cut one third of global warming .
Benefits of a hybrid car
Hybrid vehicles decrease fossil fuels . Hybrid vehicles need a little amount of gas . Hybrid cars cut 90 percent of the smog and half have carbon dioxide . Hybrid cars won ' t leak . If you brake too much on a hybrid car you can minimize its energy . We should have hybrid cars because hybrid cars on the market will cut one third of global warming .
Types of hybrids
Honda has already produced both the Honda Civic and Honda Insight , Toyota makes the Prius , by 2005 Ford will have the first hybrid SUV ( The Escape ), by 2007 General Motors hopes to have a full line of vehicle types , and even Lexus and Daimlerchrysler have vehicles coming out soon .