Reducing cost of gas with hybrid cars

By: Dylan Miles

The first successfully designed, engineered and launched hybrid
car was by Ferdinand Porsche all the way back in 1899. How
surprisingly long ago it has been since the first hybrid car and
only of recent years have we been able to find a way to bring
hybrid cars to the home users.

With the continual rise in the cost of gasoline, most consumers
welcome the new breed of cars in the form of hybrid cars. Hybrid
cars use multiple propulsion systems to provide power. It
combines the use of gas and also electric to power up the car.
Hybrid cars are comparatively smaller than the usual internal
combustion engines and have been known to save consumers quite a
bit of money every month on gas.

One question lingers on...how can a hybrid car save me, the
consumer, money? Well, the basic reason is because hybrid cars
don't use as much gas as the normal cars we see on the road.
When the hybrid car is being driven or in use, they are
recharging their batteries. And when the hybrid car is cruising
or stationary, it also charges the batteries.

Of course, we've heard of the all-electric cars which use
nothing but electric which requires one to charge the car up
whenever not in use through an external source and we've also
heard of the range extending trailer. But if convenience, safety
and money are important to you, consider the hybrid car as a
complete life saver. Although not completely certified to be so
because the hybrid car continues to use gas (which is not
environmental friendly), the hybrid car, when compared to the
conventional car, is more environmentally-friendly. In fact, the
fuel economy advantage provided by hybrid cars is good enough
for the US Government because they provide a tax credit of up to
$3,400 for owners of hybrid cars.

How can a hybrid car save me money? Because the use of
self-charging electrical components within the car means that
the hybrid car uses less fuel.

Because the internal combustion engine in a hybrid car is much
smaller than the conventional car. Therefore, it is not only
smaller, but it is much lighter and more efficient than any
other cars we've known.

Because when the car is moving, is idle or stationary or when
the car brakes, it is a chance for the batteries to recharge
itself. The more electricity it uses from the batteries, the
less fuel it uses. Simple and logical.

About the author:
Dylan Miles, journalist, and website builder, lives in Texas. He
is the owner and co-editor of http://www.gascosts.info on which
you will find a longer, more detailed version of this article.