by zoothe » Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:35 am
Hybrids are vehicles that use a combination of both electricity and gasoline to fuel the engine. The first few hybrids were pretty lame (Honda's Insight and Toyota's Prius), but they're getting better.<p>My girlfriend owns a Honda Civic Hybrid. It's actually pretty cool. She can get anywhere between 400 to 600 miles out of her 10 gallon tank depending on the type of driving she does. With all the city driving she does, she averages just under 50 mpg. The batteries charge themselves through kinetic energy, so simply driving and braking will recharge them, and the gasoline engine is really only there to assist in fueling the engine, it's not the primary power behind it all. Also, because she bought a hybrid, my girlfriend can make a special deduction on her taxes!<p>So, anyways, I doubt hybrids are the next big thing. More of just a temporary solution.<br><p>[size=small][Edit by zoothe on [TIME]1089679030[/TIME]][/size]