I'm considing on buying a car...but don't know if i want speed or more mileage for my gas...
2006-07-21 08:08:04 · 9 answers · asked by vak1410 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/hev/
2006-07-21 08:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by bombshell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well just think about gas prices are going up. Plus it depends where you live, gas can be between $2.85 to $3.50 a gallon. So if you want a great gas mileage, I would buy a Honda Insite or a Toyota Prius. A Insite gets 70mpg city and 75mpg on hwy. A Pruis gets 40mpg city and 50mpg hwy. Both vehicles are a hybrid. Now if you want to go for speed I suggest a motorcycle. You still get great gas mileage but a whole lot of speed. But if you want speed from a car there are lots of fast cars out there and I dont know what kind you like. Now for your other question about what is a hybrid. A hybrid is a vehicle that has a seperate gas engine and a electric engine. The electric engine runs the vehicle until around 25 to 30 mph and then the gas engine then starts up and runs after that. This is how you get great gas mileage. I hope this helps you out.
2006-07-21 08:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hybrid is run on both electricity and gas. Yes there is a trade off gas mileage for speed. There great for committing.
2006-07-21 08:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by TBONEZAP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently the cost difference is not worth it unless you actually own the car for 5-6 years, and even then you only end up about $500 ahead. If you take the increase in cost for the vehicle itself into consideration, you aren't really saving money. If you are doing it for environmental reasons, then it is probably a smart choice.
2006-07-21 08:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tangled Web 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it works on battery & gas...
Batter is mainly for start out & low power cruising.
I worked on ride & drives for Mercury & their hybrid was fairly peppy. It actually got better mileage around town than highway because of the battery power!
2006-07-21 08:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A car that runs on energy and fuel
2006-07-21 08:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by rljmmp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the environment a favour by buying one. They are great and you will save alot of $$$$
2006-07-21 08:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a car that uses elec. and gas as power u fool
2006-07-21 08:11:45 · answer #8 · answered by Kira Uchiha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm that's the best link
2006-07-21 08:16:15 · answer #9 · answered by peperbls 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋