2007-02-27 02:56:12 · 6 answers · asked by Chanta N 1 in Environment
Higher gas mileage. With an additional energy source, the automobile has less dependency on using gasoline. Therefore that X amount of gas will last longer, since it is used less.
2007-02-27 03:00:22 · answer #1 · answered by justin_at_shr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the type of hybrid car you're talking about. The general idea to the hybrid car is to minimize the dependency on gas or petrol as much as possible. If you take for example the newer Honda civics and the Toyota prius that both have electric motors that work with the gas motor. The electric motor operates the ignition, as well as when you have the car in idle. So for example you drive in the city alot where the is stop and go traffic at every red light or in rush hour where you are just sitting there and not really moving the car switches off the gas motor and runs on the electric one. This is how they can say they get an average of 50 mpg although how they calculate this changes in 2008.
2007-02-27 11:16:02 · answer #2 · answered by grk_tigris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are solar powered and the new ones will use the E85 fuel which will be made from corn, kinda like gasahol in the 70's
2007-02-27 11:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Better fuel efficiency.
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Hint: Gasoline engines are the most efficent if run at a constant speed.
2007-02-27 11:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use elctricity for alot of things "normal" cars use gas for. Thus they conserve fuel. The only time you use fuel, really, is to accelerate and start the car....
2007-02-27 11:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they are broken down at the side of the road, they are not burning fuels or emitting pollutants.
2007-02-27 11:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋