Edward Tan asked: If you spend some time in keeping your hybrid-car in the best possible condition, you will be able to use it for a longer time. Maintaining the car does not take too much effort. However, the patience you show the car will pay off when it lasts for a long time and helps you get from one …

Heinz Golz asked: Hybrid cars are on the leading edge of 21st century technology. Their sophisticated technology includes progressive engine design, electronic braking, first class aerodynamics, 5 star safety and additional options like satellite navigation. Hybrid cars are fuel-efficient, trendy, and pleasure to drive, therefore they’re a nice alternative for vacation rentals. Hybrid cars have become the excitement words these …

Steve Auger asked: Hybrid vehicles are predicted to carve out 2.5% – 2.8% market share of new vehicles sold in 2008. The 2008 Toyota Prius hybrid again leads the pack accounting for 50% of all hybrids sold.  This over-achieving fuel efficient gas/electric hybrid recovers energy from the braking system when the brakes are applied and uses that energy to charge …

Jose Marc Castro asked: Many people believe that hybrid electric cars have opened the marketplace for pure electric cars as well as increasing demand for hybrid vehicles. But what exactly is a hybrid electric car and what can it do for you? Hybrid vehicles A hybrid vehicle is one which integrates both traditional internal combustion engine power with that of …

Floyd Dorrance asked: When you think about “hybrid car”, what do you think of first? Which aspects of “hybrid car” are important, which are essential, and which ones can you take or leave? You be the judge. Because of the constant increase in fuel prices, many people are now considering getting rid of their gas guzzling conventional car and are …

Anton Rowd asked: As to date, an increase of 50% on hybrid car demand has been observed since it entered mainstream market. It’s no surprise how much of an effect they have had on the average driver and consumer but it seems that hybrid is definitely the future of the automobile industry; so much so, in fact, that it’s also …

Gray Rollins asked: We are all concerned about the environment and doing our part to take care of it. Of all the purchases we make, the purchase that will have the greatest impact on the environment will be the car we decide to buy. Hybrid cars are an affordable and innovative way to help protect our environment and benefit from …

parry asked: Due to the demand of having a car wherein everyone can consume less fuel and will not contribute to the air pollution, the hybrid car was finally created to meet this end. And due to the rapid advancements in the gasoline engine, the hybrid car has become extremely popular. A hybrid car is a means of transportation using …

The people of Japan are courageously moving forward after the devastation of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami that ripped apart buildings and roads, and a nuclear crisis that now threatens their food and water. The Japanese economy depends in no small measure on the success of its automotive industry and its complex eco-system of component suppliers and service providers. Just …

Margaret Atwood asked: Although many of the populace who at this time acquire hybrid cars puzzle out so meant for a total of special reasons, until recently hybrid cars engage in been associated with the hackneyed, “tree hugger”. These “green” populace engage in been laughed On more often than not meant for their tendency to walkout beast fur, wear hemp …

The hybrid car engine holds the key to its being an environment-friendly vehicle. They are a combination of a gas engine and an electric motor that assists a car as it accelerates, slows down and even when it stops. Throughout all these basic actions, the hybrid car engine plays a major role so that the least amount of gas is used and cleaner emissions achieved.

Anton Rowd asked: Every loyal customer to Toyota and the people behind the company itself are looking forward to 2008. Why? Because that is the slated release for the much-awaited Toyota hybrid sports car dubbed the Volta. Toyota has always been known to set itself apart from all other car manufacturers, releasing some of the most outrageous designs that seem …

Anton Rowd asked: Hybrid cars operate on the concept of utilizing gas and electric motors in maximizing fuel consumption and longer mileage. However, this does not mean that all the hybrid vehicles available on the market all achieve the same mileage and use up the same amount of fuel. Here is a hybrid car comparison of some vehicles from different …

T J Madigan asked: The history of hybrid cars is immersed in controversy. Not so much for the product itself, but for the technology it uses. Is it old like the conception of wheel itself, or is it a recent idea, as recent as the embryonic stem cell technology? First of all, a hybrid car is a vehicle that uses …

It’s quite clear that the future of cars lies in hybrid vehicles. With gas prices constantly on the rise and a desire (some would say desperate need) to cut down on pollution and improve air quality, hybrid vehicles are definitely the way to go. Unfortunately, hybrid vehicles have not been completely perfected yet. Although there are some hybrid vehicles on …

Gellert Varga asked: There are hundreds of thousand hybrid cars on the roads in the U.S. In addition, more and more hybrid cars are being sold and the dealerships of these fuel efficient vehicles are celebrating the record sales. But several environmentalists this might lead to a problem. They are afraid that the hybrid outbreak might turn into nickel hydride …

Hybrid cars were actually invented over a century ago. The first patent application was by H. Piper in 1905. The design encompassed the gasoline-electricity power combination that make today’s hybrid car popular. However, the intent behind the engine design wasn’t to save gasoline and reduce emissions but to utilize electricity to supplement the gas engine’s power. The design specifications claimed …

Richard Chapo asked: Many say the electric vehicle will never exist, but popular hybrid vehicles are a variation of them. To under electric vehicles, it is prudent to know who and when they were invented. The electric vehicle has been heralded for many years as the vehicle of the future. This type of electrically powered vehicle is better for the …

Augustine Guzman asked: Car makers have come up with an innovation by producing vehicles that can help both the environment and the driver’s budget. They have manufactured a certain type of car that can function with more than one power-source option. These are the hybrid cars. And one that offers comfort and style: 2003 Honda Civic 2010 hybrid car. What …

George Halt asked: What are the differences between Electric Cars and Hybrids? Is either one practical for me? Here’s a quick run-down on the different types of vehicles: Gas-powered – This is your standard car today. An internal combustion engine uses gasoline to provide the power to drive the transmission and turn the wheels. Generally, gasoline engines are inefficient, but …