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Buy A Hybrid Car To Help Clear The Air
By James J Dixon
Buy a hybrid car and you will help the environment,
by lowering the emissions released by your car. If you
live in a big, crowded, busy city where the highways
and freeways are clogged with gas guzzlers every day,
you may be able to see the environmental pollution created
by polluting cars, from your workplace.
When you step outside for a morning break, your eyes
may start to water, because of the pollution. When as
a child, I walked from home to school, along a central
road, my eyes would water and it was difficult to see
the school gate, because of all the pollution.
I hope there will be a time in the future, where the
air will be clean and all the children will be able
to see clear skies, without any pollution. You can contribute
to the future of clean air, by finding reasons to buy
a hybrid car.
Reasons To Buy A New Hybrid Car
Care for the environment? Want to save the planet?
Then you must think in terms of fuel efficiency, non-polluting,
and eco-friendly transport. The answer lies in purchasing
and using a hybrid car. This is not just to make a statement
to show that I care, but hybrids are compact and fuel
efficient.
Ten Reasons To Buy A Hybrid Car
Here are some insights that may just tempt you to
buy a hybrid.
1. Made of lightweight materials
hybrids are small in size. The engine is designed to
be fuel efficient. When the car halts at a signal, the
engine will automatically shut down and restart when
the car shifts into gear.
2. These cars have the advantage
of being powered by a gasoline engine and an electric
motor that takes care of acceleration.
3. The batteries of the
electric motor recharge automatically by harnessing
the kinetic energy produced during braking.
4. Hybrid car engines produce
less emission, give better mileage, idle less, and are
fuel efficient.
5. The aerodynamic design
reduces drag and the tires are made of a special rubber
that reduces friction.
6. The battery has high
capacity and is made of nickel-metal-hydride. The battery
can run the hybrid when called for.
7. The power-train technology
enables using two power sources and enhances fuel efficacy.
8. There are many choices.
You can have a hybrid from Honda, Ford, Toyota, GMC,
and Chevrolet.
9. If your transportation
of choice is a hybrid, then the US Government will applaud
your choice by giving you significant tax breaks.
10. Using a hybrid means
you are active in ensuring the air is clean and you
are a concerned citizen who wishes to save precious
fuel.
Practicing Ways To Find Your Ideal Point
Maximize usage by “pulse and glide.” This means finding
the ideal point where electric and gas energy are equally
utilized. Generally this ideal lies between 30-40 miles
per hour. Stabilization of energy is learnt by practice
it really cannot be taught.
Another important aspect is that you benefit if you
don’t rush around and drive at the prescribed speed
limit. If you glide, instead of accelerate then you
can make a saving of as much as 10 cents a gallon.
Saving Fuel And Lengthening Life Of Tires
Lastly check and maintain tire pressures. This will
help lengthen the life of the tires and help you save
fuel. Reduced tire pressure studies indicate reduces
gas mileage by as much as 10%.
Before you say “yes” to buying a hybrid car, you must
do in depth research on hybrids, the pros and cons.
Talk to manufacturers and owners. Test drive the different
makes and check which one would suit your life-style.
Some hybrids are ideal for city driving while others
are more efficient on open roads.
Even if the buying price is steep the fuel that you
save along with incentives like tax breaks make a hybrid
a good and sensible choice.
New Laws Will Make Hybrid Cars More Common
With more competition and with better fuel efficiency
cars, the price of a new hybrid is coming down and one
day the price will be the price of an average car and
there may be no need for government tax breaks to convince
you to buy the hybrid car.
One needs to consider the concept behind the hybrid,
where you get the benefit of both worlds. You can switch
between an all gas guzzling car and an all electric
car. You may decide you only need the electric car to
drive to work and back and you will only use gas for
emergencies.
With the new laws coming in, forcing manufacturers
to make more fuel efficient cars, more hybrid cars and
more all electric cars, this may be a good time to take
advantage of both worlds and buy a hybrid.
About the Author:
James J Dixon has written a number of articles on recycling,
waste management and renewable resources including
Environmental Jobs,
Waste Water,
Disposal Of Plastics.
Look out for new articles as they become available on
this site.
Little Known Electric Car Facts.....
How does an electric car affect the environment?
The first thing that needs to be
addressed is that electric cars, depending on how the
fuel cells are created, are not entirely environmentally
friendly. Yes, they do not use gasoline and do not give
off any emissions but some models do have power grids
that use coal.
There are models of power grids
that are being developed that do away with the use of
coal. Even with using coal for the power grids, electric
cars are a vast, vast improvement over gasoline vehicles
and as a result are much better for the environment.
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