Saturday, April 30, 2011

Automobile Options That Are Eco-Friendly



The detrimental environmental encroachment of our dependency on fossil fuel is there for us all to witness. It's crucial that things start changing immediately and one of the most effective ways to start is with cars. Cars add to the emissions released which can hurt the environment, so it's nothing to be amazed about that auto producers have started producing eco friendly cars.

The most environmentally friendly car, from the sizeable choice there is, may well be the car that runs fully on battery. Since the vehicle is battery powered means has no need for diesel or gasoline. Although this looks good from the point of view fuel savings and the effect on the environment, there are drawbacks. The car engines themselves are a little limited right now but the cars are now available to customers. After running approximately 100 miles, you have to be prepared to give the battery another charge.

The hybrid car is another kind of car for consumers. They run on both a battery and gasoline and are environmentally friendly. So if you want to know, this is how this type of car runs in practical terms. As the car starts moving, it consumes electricity from the battery. The need for the fuel comes when more power is needed at a a certain speed. The need to charge up the battery is rid of as this happens as the gasoline is used.

There is also another kind of automobiles, referred to as plug-in hybrid vehicles. The manner in which plug-in hybrids run like the other type of hybrid vehicles and they are eco friendly. The plug-in hybrid does, however, have to be manually recharged whereas this is an automatic function of the standard hybrid vehicle. In comparison to typical cars, you will see that hybrid vehicles are great for fuel efficiency.

Toyota has developed a hybrid, referred to as the Prius, that does about 50 miles per gallon, which is really good. This hybrid car is among the hot-selling cars and is priced at around $22,000. Honda's Insight was the first hybrid car to be made available and before Toyota entered the market for hybrid cars. Honda's hybrid was not received in the same manner as the Prius by Toyota but it started off the consumer market for hybrid cars. There's also the Ford Fusion Hybrid which has gotten numerous awards and is sold for around $27,000. In the United States, the Ford Fusion has been awarded the award of being the leading hybrid car on the market. Mitsubishi has come up with the 'i-MiEV', which features absolutely no emissions. Mitsubishi became among the firs auto producers to develop an electric car in Japan.



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