take a look to Hybrid car technology today and the future

Hybrid car today
History:
Hybrid car is not just created; it was invented for long times ago. It began in 1839 by Robert Anderson, which he created the very first vehicle using electricity as power. And it has developed many times till now. And you can see Toyota proudly announced it to be the bestselling vehicle they ever had. They hope that the future of hybrid car will be bright as technology is going quickly, finding ways of saving more energy, using less fuel, and needing less maintenance. Now, there are several automobile manufacturers that have a variety of hybrid models, including SUVs available on the market today.
How hybrid car work?
There are some steps which are easy to explain on how hybrid car work. The engine of hybrid car automatically shuts itself off and the electric motor takes over instead.
A computer within the hybrid is responsible for determining how much power is needed from the engine and how much should be used from the electric engine, depending on how fast the car is going. Signals are sent to a gearbox known as the power split device, which uses a series of intricate gears that connect both the gas and electric engines/motors together.
The electric portion of the hybrid draws its power from a set of nickel hydride batteries.


Disadvantages of Hybrid car:
Price:
One problem that people cannot afford to buy hybrid car is the expensive price. It generally cost more than regular cars because not too many of them are in the market yet. Price is set to the fact that hybrid cars come with a complicated battery pack and use of an electronic motor to operate. In addition, it’s maintenance tools are also hard to find. So you expect to spend more on checkups and repair. But over time, when more people begin to use hybrid car, manufacturers will make more units to the market. And so on the price acceptable.
Acceleration:
They are generally slower, making it difficult for drivers to keep pace with others especially on the freeway. So it can be dangerous in certain situation.
Light weight:
Hybrid car are lighter than regular vehicles, so they are easily get accident especially during storms.
Even these are disadvantages of hybrid cars, but people should not stop buying the product because everything has a catch. No product is perfect and it’s good to know that manufacturers are searching to make hybrid car safety.
Advantages of hybrid car
More and more people are turning to use hybrid car nowadays because of their promise of lesser fuel consumption and environmental pollution. It’s run on both fuel and battery-powered engines, so it eats up less fuel. They don’t need to spend much money on fuel any more if compares to the regular cars. We all know that the prices of gas are constantly increasing. This is the reason why hybrid cars have become so popular these days. Now people are burning fuels and doing a lot of damage to the environment and global warming. If there is no more fuel in the planet, that is reason why we should use hybrid car.

Finally
Most people cannot afford to buy hybrid car because they are expensive. However, when you consider the advantages, you really shouldn't think twice. You should change your decision to see something new and able to give you more benefits.

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