Hybrid cars

In this day and age, many people take for granted that we will always have our cars and energy sources at our fingertips. The reality is we are slowly depleting the earth’s resources and causing a bigger problem ultimately leading to global warming. Thus, people are looking for alternative ways to conserve and find different energy resources.

Another problem we are facing is high oil prices which leads to gas prices sky rocketing. According to the website HonoluluGasPrices.com, in “Central Honolulu” people have been paying a rough average of $3.00 per gallon. To an average college student that is trying to make ends meet, it’s a big bite out of our wallets. A solution to save money and gas is to invest in a “hybrid car.”

“What’s a hybrid car?” Per “hybridcars.com,” the definition of a hybrid car is “any vehicle that combines two or more sources of power.”

Hybrids are efficient because it uses two sources of energy. It starts up the electric motor by using the gas “internal combustion engine” also known as ICE. Once “ICE” is warmed up, it stays in the idle state until it is needed. When this happens it goes strictly on electric power until it needs to use gas. Since, the motor is powered by electric; it does not give off carbon dioxide into the air. Thus, hybrid cars are so efficient when it comes to saving. Also, the battery stores energy from other sources for later use.

While hybrid cars have many good things about it, it also comes with the bad. Since hybrid cars are not as common as the average car, repair shops can be hard to find. Along with repair shops, labor can be costly since they type of battery that the car requires can be costly. Per an article from About.com, a battery pack can cost up to $4,900 compared to the cost to replace an average car’s battery.

Hybrid cars are one of the many alternative sources of energy that is available out there. By clicking here, my partner, Edric has more information on other alternative fuels that are available.