With the gas prices soaring and the ozone lawyer growing thinner, more people are looking at hybrid vehicles as alternative means of transportation. What makes hybrid cars attractive is that they allow rechargeable power to go hand in hand with fueled propulsion. This means less gas emissions and lower fuel expenses for each consumer. Not long ago, only celebrities and wealthy citizens were able to afford hybrids, but times have changed since then and the average consumer can afford either a used or new hybrid vehicle.
The Honda Insight is an example of a hybrid car. Like most hybrid cars, its engine is mostly gasoline powered, but an electric motor is recharged via regenerative braking (where the battery is recharged by using the forward momentum of the car when it brakes). The electric motor powers the car when it climbs steep areas or accelerates. One of Honda’s popular lines, the Honda Civic, now has its hybrid version.
Even SUVs also have hybrid alternatives. The Ford Escape is a good example of a hybrid SUV. The 2007 model can reach up to 40 miles per gallon - although it costs a few thousand more than the gasoline powered Escape. Saturn, Lexus, Toyota, and Mercury also have their own line of hybrid SUVs.
Although there are a variety of hybrid vehicles available for purchase, they are still more expensive than their gasoline-powered counterparts by a small margin. To encourage the purchase of hybrid vehicles, the US government gives big tax deductions on each purchase. This balances out the extra expense of owning a hybrid vehicle. Also, the extra cost of a hybrid car will pay for itself in time. With the current state of gas prices, the electric motors on hybrid vehicles will save you a lot of gas money in the long run.
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