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.