Hybrid Vehicle Disadvantages

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 author first explains what a hybrid is, stating “A hybrid is a cross between two established varieties of plant, animal… or technology.” She introduces the hybrid vehicle, a new form of technology that stands as a possible answer for a vehicle that is both energy preserving and safer for the environment. Before she dives into details of how the vehicle works, she enlightens the reader on what the article is about and the objective of the hybrid vehicle. Students enrolling in an engineering course in a post-secondary institution will be more

Hybrid cars are built on the advantages of both combustion engine cars and battery-powered electric motor cars, and the hybrid cars will be an alternative to combustion engine cars until next step technologies such as fully electric vehicles or fuel-cell powered vehicles will take over. This article supports the ideas shown in the main source through hybrid vehicle technology.

Hybrid is a term used to describe a combination of two or more distinctive things, aiming to accomplish a common objective. A hybrid vehicle is a fuel efficient vehicle having two motors- one a gasoline powered motor and the other electric motor. The reason for combining two motors is using their strengths and reducing deficiencies. Electric motor is used at low speed wile gas motors perform better at high speed generating extra power for a particular motor weight. During rush hours, when vehicles are continuously stopping and running, performance of electric motor is appreciative. Gas motor supports higher speed supporting driving at the highways. (Anderson 134-45)

This paper is not intended to condemn hybrid engines, as they can be good engines and a practical means for vehicle manufactures to power their products or meet emissions. This is to present the idea that gasoline hybrid engines are inferior to Diesel engines. I concede that a Diesel hybrid engine would be more beneficial in some applications. Ideally, we need to come up with better road systems and better road surfaces. If the roads are better maintained, we could use harder material tires without sacrificing comfort and thus gaining in fuel economy due to decreased rolling resistance. If the roads were maintained as well as railroads, then we could really get the economy of a locomotive in

Hybrid electric cars are the wave of the future. At this point, the human race does not really have a choice anymore: we must act now to prevent further warming of our planet. With global warming graduating from theory to fact, and in the wake of some of the most devastating storms our civilized world has ever seen, I strode into a nearby Honda dealership to see what kind of advancements are being made in the Hybrid electric vehicle field. Keeping in mind what a typical college student might be looking for in a car: pleasing aesthetics, affordability and low maintenance cost, I present you my findings on the Honda Civic LX, compared with the Honda Civic Hybrid model.

Hybrid cars are better than traditional cars because they more efficient. Automotive technicians explains that hybrid cars are getting a minimum of energy to be used on them. John Kelly says “This teamwork results in hybrids that get close to 50 miles per gallon, a 25-percent improvement over gasoline-only vehicles.” Basically, John Kelly is saying hybrid cars get up to 50 miles per gallon, they increased the amount of regular cars. This means they use less in gas at low speeds and at high speeds than the engine kicks in and gives that satisfy the customer needs for speed. Automotive technicians indicates that when the car is not moving then the gasoline engine shuts off to not waste gas. John Kelly says “The battery provides energy for the

This report explains how advantageous a hybrid car is and why conventional car should be replaced by hybrid car. Hybrid car is getting more popular and marketable because of its advantages. In essence, the report touches on the benefits of owning a hybrid car and some possible effects. The problems that arisen are environmental problems which catch the whole world’s attention, the prices and fuel are hiking up and the fuels are limited in supply. Therefore, hybrid cars are here to help people to overcome the problems. They are definitely the best solution to replace conventional cars because they are more advantageous than conventional cars. Hybrid cars have the ability to save fuel which ultimately reduces the dependence on

Hybrid vehicles, which are environmentally friendly vehicles, which will replace fossil fueled car in the future but they have a limited range and long fueling time. As fossil fuel resources start to become limited and non-environmentally friendly, car manufacturers are looking to find ways to make hybrid vehicles the future of transportation. Hybrid vehicles are beneficial since they are efficient, reduce pollution, and cut global emission than the current hybrids models. As such, hybrid-electric vehicles can have real public benefits for both the environment and for energy security. Hybrid vehicles can help reduce smog pollution by ninety percent or more in comparison to the cleanest conventional vehicles today. Hybrids also give a rewarding tax insensitive in a way to get more people to buy and drive hybrid vehicles to help keep the environment clean. As for now, hybrids have their strengths and weaknesses that haven 't been perfected yet, but they keep on getting better each year.

This is often referred to as the “all electric range” of the car. Most of the driving with the plug-in hybrid comes from the stored electricity. If a consumer would like to use this vehicle to do light commuting, they can plug the vehicle in at night and the next day; this vehicle will be able to be driven in all electric modes. The batteries to the plug-in electric vehicles can be charged using an outside electric power source, the internal combustion engine or by the regenerative braking. When braking, the electrical motor behaves as the generator which uses the energy to charge the battery. There are two configurations used to combine power from the electric motor and the engine which are parallel and series. Parallel connects the engine and the electric motor to the wheels through mechanical coupling. The electric motor and engine drives the wheels directly. With series, plug-in hybrids only use the electric motor to drive the wheels.

For a few decades, pollution has become an emergent hazard to the Earth. To solve that problem, human have been putting a great effort into filtering atmosphere, cleaning wastes from industrial factories, and making things greener. Waste from transportation is one of the most serious effects on environmental problems. It appears that scientists are searching for alternative fuels and evolutions in automotive industry, which must satisfy energy requirements and offer, at least, same performance compared to conventional car. The automotive industry, therefore, has turned to a new project, which is called hybrid transportation. This proposal presents how hybrid cars have developed and how that technology works in order to protect environment and save expenditure on fuel economy. Also, this will consider positive side of hybrid vehicle technology and its integration into society.

In the present generation where automobiles are very important in daily life, there is two types of cars i.e. Gasoline vehicles and hybrid-electric vehicles, hybrid-electric cars which used quite a while but not as much as their gasoline counterparts. The difference between these two cars is mainly the Engine, tank, and the source on which the cars work. The hybrid-electric vehicle is more a computerized and electric version where it switch between running on gasoline and electricity. Other than that major changes, these cars are fundamentally the same. The body and the maneuvering design of these are fundamentally the same. Hybrid cars were few to come by when they were initially introduced, but current climate change and pollution issues have encouraged people to opt for the cleaner and greener version of the automobile. Although both kinds of automobiles are being used, there are a lot of aspects where these automobiles can be differentiated. A few comparisons between these two vehicles is stated below.

I know that car makers are producing more electric and hybrids cars than ever. I had the opportunity to experience the popularized hybrid in action. About 5 years ago, my father purchased a Nissan Altima hybrid as gas prices were soaring higher than ever. This car really made an impression on me as it was one of the first cars I drove. I know the differences in functionality that hybrid cars have. Hybrids are equipped with engine shutoffs that activates when speed is reduced or stopped. In my opinion, this feature was frustrating and hard to adapt to. Besides their functionality, I also know

Electric motor - The electric motor on a hybrid car is very sophisticated. Advanced electronics allow it to act as a motor as well as a generator. For example, when it needs to, it can draw energy from the batteries to accelerate the car. But acting as a generator, it can slow the car down and return energy to the batteries.

Figures of different hybrid models will also be included as well as a table comparing the costs of various hybrids to traditionally fuelled cars. This will help the audience get a sense of the price ranges for hybrid vehicles before they go out and decide to buy one. Finally, a table dealing with the performance specs of hybrids will be added to emphasize certain limitations with these models.