Hybrid Cars

A regular car uses an internal combustion engine with a
fuel-air mixture powering it. A hybrid car on the other hand
powers itself not only using the conventional means but it also
uses a variety of alternate means like fuel-cells and
solar-energy to turn the wheels. That makes it more environment
friendly and increases its mileage.

Some people think that hybrid cars are the cars of the future.
They say it is what we will be driving in a ten years time. It
is true that hybrid cars have many advantages. But we must not
forget the shortcomings of the hybrid car.

Gas and oil are non renewable sources of energy. They also
cause much damage to the environment. There is a danger they
might soon also be depleted from the earth. On the other hand,
hybrid cars are environment friendly. They source of energy
they use is renewable and therefore they pose much less threat
to the world. Hybrid cars are efficient and save money on
fueling.

Performance wise, hybrid cars are rubbish. At the stage they
currently are, they are more than likely to break down after
traveling every few miles. If you buy a hybrid car, leave for
office an hour earlier than you used to before, because hybrid
cars are much slower than normal cars. Because they have very
less energy to run with, they are made with as light bodies as
possible. We want to protect the environment to protect our
children. But if you're planning to buy them a hybrid car to do
so, the chances of them being flattened by some bigger car are
far more. So if you want to keep your children safe, why not
buy them a Land Rover instead? And then there's the matter of
power again. With the amount of power a hybrid can provide,
imagine the trouble and time it would take for you to reach a
high altitude point with a fairly steep road, that is, if you
would ever manage to get up there on that car.

Whether hybrid cars will be the future of the car industry, one
cannot say for sure. But one thing is certain, where it stands
today is quite for from a point where it will replace the
petrol or gas powered cars.