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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Myths Spread about Hybrid Vehicles

By Colin Jones

If you are considering a hybrid car, you may be hearing quite a bit of "gossip". Some people think the hybrid car is the best thing on the market. Other people say it'll just pass. Yet other people again say they think they can save a lot of money, but you're not sure it's really worth it. What is the truth, and how do you separate fact from fiction with all of the stuff that is being said to you? Below, you can read and consider the usual hybrid vehicle myths.

Hybrid cars are just the same as electric cars: This is untrue because hybrid vehicles are fuel-powered for the most part. They have what are called 'battery assists'. The assist is powered by a nickel-metal hydride battery pack that is rechargeable.

You are guaranteed to save money with a hybrid car: If you are doing city motoring, you may save gas and you may not. The same goes for long-distance driving. There are so just many different factors involved. It has been said that if everyone bought a hybrid car, the gas consumption would drop by just 10%. That's not a very big decline, now is it?

A hybrid vehicle's battery can run flat: A hybrid car battery should not run out while you are actually driving it. The engine in a hybrid car does not idle when stopped (at a red light for instance). What does it do then? Well, it is recharging its battery. So, there's no need to worry about a hybrid vehicle stopping for that reason.

The hybrid car's rechargeable battery lasts only for 2 years: A hybrid car definitely would not be worth purchasing if this was the case. A hybrid car's rechargeable batteries usually come with an eight-year warranty.

If I run out of gas, I can keep driving on the hybrid car battery: Keep in mind, a hybrid car's battery is an assist. That means that hybrid car's still run on fuel. After you run out of gas, the battery could keep the car running for a short while. However, the vehicle will cease running pretty soon.

Hybrid cars will soon put conventional car sellers out of business: This probably won't happen very soon. The reason for the delay has to do with the how much hybrids cost. Many people simply can't afford one. Furthermore, people just aren't sure whether they will really save money by buying a hybrid car. Therefore, they are slow to join the rush of people who want to buy a hybrid vehicle.

Hybrid cars will only save you about $88 a year: I did hear something on the news about this one day, but it may not be true. If there's something you really want though, and there's a lot of smoke surrounding it, you simply have to start digging and do some of your own research. There are many different models of hybrid vehicle, and many different manufacturers make them. This means that there may be many more variables involved than the ones discussed here. A hybrid car may help you, and it may not, but the final decision is all yours.

Therefore, please don't worry too much about what people say. They probably have only listened to others passing on rumours Do your own due diligence and make up your own mind. Try the Internet to get your information. The manufacturer's advertising is also rather useful, if you stick to reading the facts and gloss over the gloss. Check that what the literature claims is also in the warranty. - 21396

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