Saturday, April 14, 2012

Hybrid Cars

Toyota 2010 Prius Hybrid Car

Toyota 2010 Prius Hybrid Car
Toyota 2010 Prius Hybrid Car
 Hybrid cars are sometimes called the gas-electric vehicle is different from electric cars. The latter is only using electricity usually stored on rechargeable batteries.
To make hybrid cars more efficient, some manufacturers have put in place a periodic shut off mechanism which means that the engine temporarily shut off when it is stuck into traffic and automatically starts when you moved a gear.

According to Eartheasy.com, there are two types of hybrid cards: the parallel hybrid -- a gasoline engine and an electric motor work together to move the car forward, and the sees hybrid -- the gasoline engine either directly powers an electric motor that powers the vehicle or charges batteries that will power the motor.

Toyota Prius come up to be the most fuel efficient hybrid cars as of 2008 as released by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Prius runs 48 miles per gallon on the city and 45 mpg on the highway. It is powered by a 1.5 liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor which produces a total of 110 horsepower. It is sold at $22,000.

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