| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | materials, that means less energy is used. The |
| With the gas prices being so high, more and more | | | | engine in a non-hybrid is heavier so it requires |
| people are becoming aware of how valuable | | | | more power to accelerate and to go up an incline. |
| energy is in our daily lives. Hybrid cars show how | | | | And with a hybrid there are fewer cylinders. |
| energy can be conserved and pollution reduced. | | | | Hybrids have less internal machinery. The energy |
| The cleanest non hybrid car can put about 90 | | | | and time needed to move a cylinder up and down |
| percent smog pollution in the air versus the hybrid. | | | | in a non hybrid is greater. To start the car, the |
| The Honda insight was the first hybrid on the US | | | | non hybrid engine needs more power because it |
| market in 1999. It is electrically powered and can | | | | has more cylinders. In addition, each cylinder uses |
| go 61 mpg on city roads and 70mpg on the | | | | more fuel for cylindrical displacement. |
| highway. Then in 2000, Toyota brought the Prius | | | | There are some tips to keep in mind when driving |
| to the market, it goes 52 mpg in the city and | | | | a hybrid to maximize energy and mileage |
| around 45 mpg on the highway. The Honda Civic | | | | productivity. |
| hybrid came out in 2002 with 46mpg on city | | | | Drive slowly-Aerodynamic drag increases if you |
| roads and about 51mpg on the highway. Since | | | | drive fast. If you slow down you will save energy. |
| then there have been other hybrid models such | | | | Drive at a constant speed- Increasing your spend |
| as, the Chevy Silverado, the Dodge Ram pickup | | | | and then slowing down wastes fuel. |
| and the Ford Escape SUV. | | | | Try not to break suddenly-The motor in a hybrid |
| Hybrids are more efficient for a number of | | | | is like a generator. Energy is lost if you stop |
| reasons. For one, the battery of a hybrid lasts | | | | abruptly. Try to give you car some recovery |
| longer. It is equipped with two energy supplies- | | | | time. |
| the gas and electricity. The car is made of lighter | | | | |