Drawing The Reader Into The World Of Hybrid Cars, By Katie Ferenbacher

As the gas price is rising up to 140 cents per litre in Canada, many people switch their vehicle to gasoline-electric hybrid car to gain savings from the better fuel efficiency. Many potential consumers for hybrid vehicle and hybrid vehicle owners think that the hybrid system is worth the extra penny due to better fuel economy. However, the realistic is that it has higher maintenance despite of its outstanding fuel economy figures. In fact, the hybrids cause more environmental damage than conventional petro powered vehicles and there are better alternatives. Therefore, hybrids should not be on consumers’ shopping list due to a numerous negative facts that consumers are unaware of.

The world’s population is at a steady growth, and it’s not going to stop. More and more people are in need for transportation, and a majority of them choose private transportation over public transportation. The author of The Gas-Electric Hybrid Demystified, Sara R. Howerth, highlights the development of hybrid vehicles and their purpose in the world. Her article’s audience is pointed towards young adults, essentially students; reasons being they are the new generation, and a portion of them are entering post-secondary having to pay for school, transportation, residency, etc. The article presents a useful resource to young adults that explains the growth of an improved system of private transportation that applies to fuel efficient, cheaper, and less-polluting vehicles. The purpose of the article is to teach young adults about a product that can both help them and help the world around them.

In this article “Why the Gasoline Engine Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon,” Joseph B. White states that alternative energy cars could be the start of a revolution in the automaker world, however, complications interfere with the outcome. Although the author suggests different ideas on alternative vehicles, he contradicts himself numerous times while also lacking credibility of any sources.

There has been lots of controversy on whether hybrid vehicles are environmentally better than gas vehicles. In this new age of technology and vast growth of human population, there would have to be ways to make driving environmentally healthy considering the fact that millions of people drive(Goffman, “Electric Car Batteries Could Provide Energy for the Smart Grid”). Hybrid cars use clean electric , while gas powered cars use harmful polluting fossil fuels. For the most part, to make sure that this world becomes cleaner, hybrid cars will definitely need to be used in the future. Hybrid cars are environmentally better than gas cars.

Volkswagen Group India offers different types of cars for all price segments. Bellow described different layers of the Indian family’s budget and cars offered by Volkswagen. Volkswagen India’s strategy is to offer product oriented to the environmentally friendly vehicles and with the high level of efficiency. Excellent example might be the BLUEMOTION Technologies incorporated in the Volkswagen cars. The main idea of this technology is to mix mobility and sustainability, product mainly oriented for the customers who care about the environment but still do not ready to ignore the economical features and the original meaning of the car.

Akio Toyoda, the founder of the car company Toyota Incorporated, once said “Automobiles are the pinnacle of human transportation. The percentage of families across the world who own cars have reached new heights in the past decade. Multiple families now have an easier form of transportation than walking or taking an overcrowded bus. For that reason, I am happy with what I do.” Akio Toyoda is right for saying so. The usage of automobiles increases by 150% since the past decade as more consumers look towards faster and cheaper methods of transportation. The increase in usage brings many concerns to well-minded citizens, specifically concerns regarding the environment and the conservation of energy. In order to tackle the problem locally, multiple

III. When you think of a hybrid vehicle, you may find yourself thinking Toyota Prius.

In the article, “ Why the Gasoline Engine Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon,” Joseph B. White writes about the reality of the old school, yet productive ways how the internal-combustion engine is going to stay in the competitive market. While at the same time he describes the change for the industry is coming just at a gradual slow pace. For years environmentalists and energy saving specialists could not accomplish what high oil prices did in just a couple years. Changing the game of auto makers focus to make improvements to their engines. The idea of changing from oil to electricity is possible but there is few chances of it succeeding until the future. The author states that cars powerful enough to serve more than one function are the basic need

If you listen to the car companies, hybrid cars are the best invention since sliced bread. While there are many reasons to buy a hybrid car, including a new tax incentive for US owners, it doesn 't hurt to have a good understanding of how they work. This article explores the myths, benefits and drawbacks of owning one of these new "green" vehicles. Are hybrid cars really more cost effective?

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The progression of innovation has conveyed numerous essential advancements to humanity. One every day illustration is the mass use of automobiles. Development inside the auto area has prompted major innovative advances. The effect of the auto and all auto-fixated transport framework on the American way of life has been colossal. In spite of its emotional effect on nature, the auto has likewise been seen as an aid to independence, opportunity, and liberation. "By the twentieth century, what had been a specialized interest, a rich man toy, and a clamor burping threat to the nerves of people and stallions alike, started to pick up acknowledgement." (Melosi) But it was not until experience demonstrated people that the auto was a machine we could depend on.

These cars operate from a rechargeable battery and gasoline. The engines are smaller so that they will be able to accommodate the 99% of time when the car is not going uphill or accelerating quickly. The battery is used to give extra acceleration power if needed. When the car is stopped, hybrid gasoline motors can shut off and run off their electric motor and battery. These cars are aerodynamic and the tires are often stiffer and inflated higher to reduce dragging.

First built in the early 1900s by inventors tinkering with combinations of the electric motor and the gasoline engine, hybrid vehicles were dropped when gasoline-fueled vehicles became more reliable and easier to start, and gasoline fuel more readily available. Research and development of hybrid vehicles was revived by concern about oil dependency in the1970s and about air pollution in the late 1980s.

Okuda saw the need for hybrid cars long before the world demanded them. He started the engine technology that would allow for the world to have fuel efficiency and zero emission cars. Okuda believe innovation was the way to success, that’s why he introduce to the world is first mass-market petroleum-electric hybrid car, the Prius (Frederick 2004). He believes in making the environment better and cleaner, so he moved forward with is project on inventing the hybrid car the Prius which is immersive popular in the market now. Even celebrities from Hollywood are seen driving them due to their environmental friendly features. Frederick (2004) also states that when many other carmakers were not keen on making hybrid cars as they thought it wouldn’t be profitable but Okuda said that “any carmaker that thinks that hybrid cars are not profitable, should start looking a new line of

Cars. We cannot imagine modern world without them. They are everywhere, in every as-pect of our life. We use them for shopping, getting to work, and just for entertainment. Today you will not be considered a successful person without a car. But on the other hand our obsession with automobiles is killing us. That is right, every day we slowly kill ourselves and whole world around us. Why? Because cars, along with industrial buildings and power plants are producing the highest amount of pollution. Since 2010 number of automobiles in the world went over 1 bil-lion units. Concentration of carbon dioxide had increased from approximately 200 ppmv to 400 ppmv for the last 200 years, which is higher than in previous millennia. This statistics alone show that we are overusing our motorised vehicles. So is there a way to avoid such high carbon dioxide emissions? Is there any alternative for our petrol-powered assistants? Yes, there is! Our possible salvation are so-called “ Green” cars. Basically, these are vehicles that running on a different type of fuel.Hydrogen, electricity, biodiesel, and hybrid are the most popular of them. But, regardless of their noble cause to help the environment, eco-cars are not exactly popular. Only 4-6% of all cars sold in 2013 are electric cars, and about 18% were hybrid cars. But what is the reason for that? How to encourage customers of certain age groups to buy eco-friendly vehicles? To