What are the advantages and disadvantages of driving a hybrid car (say a Prius)?
March 8, 2010 by Mixture Car
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_car
disadvantage……….chicks don’t like hybrids.
It drives just like a regular car. Supposedly, the batteries must be replaced after about six years, and I’ve heard they are expensive. My car is almost six years old and I have not replaced the batteries yet.
advantage – getting between 43 and 50 mpg
haven’t found any disadvantages
An advantage – you don’t use gasoline when idling at a light or in heavy traffic. Thus your mileage goes way up – as the gas engine only runs when it truly needs to provide power.
A disadvantage – cost – while you will use a lot less fuel, if you compute the additional cost of the hybrid, and divide by the actual $ spent in gas – it will take on average 100,000 miles to break even. After that – you are saving all the way – unless of course it costs you a fortune to replace the worn out batteries. Who knows, by the time you need to replace them, they will be inexpensive.
Another disadvantage – only available in a few models – and they may not suit your size needs.
Hybrids would be most effective in helping larger vehicles (like pickup trucks, buses, and Semi’s) but there are not yet any out there – other than a few experimental ones. Closest thing to a family wagon size hybrids are the GM / Chevy Yukon / Tahoe coming this fall.
Advantage: they do get excellent fuel mileage and are very green.
Disadvantage: they cost so much more to purchase than a ‘conventional’ vehicle the fuel savings won’t be realized for over six years of normal driving.
A: they are buily by Toyota and Honda
D: so are millions of other conventional cars.
A: —let me think a minute
D: when they breakdown you better be near a dealer.
A: ….hummm…….
D: when they breakdown, you better have your Gold Card ready.
A: …………errrrrr……………
D: they are all ugly
A: ?
D: they will be the automotive equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield within two years.