| There is a lot of confusion and misconceptions when it | | | | Hybrid vehicles usually come with all the features that |
| comes to hybrid power vehicles. Many people simply | | | | are offered on their gasoline counterparts. Consumers |
| do not understand how they work. They have a | | | | are not having to sacrifice features in order to get a |
| preconceived notions about having to plug it in, about | | | | hybrid. In fact, the majority of the time manufacturers |
| the general operation which are very wrong. | | | | make their hybrids from a gasoline model they already |
| Hybrid power vehicles work a lot like gasoline power | | | | have. |
| vehicles. Most people do not know that. In fact, a lot of | | | | One of the biggest issues with hybrids is that weight |
| people do not even realize that a hybrid uses gasoline, | | | | plays a hug factor in the operation of the vehicle. |
| too. | | | | Electric energy just does not have the same power |
| A hybrid works off both gasoline and electric power. | | | | as gasoline energy. Heavier vehicles like hybrid SUV's |
| That is why it is called a hybrid. The engine of a hybrid | | | | or hybrid minivan's need to use more gasoline then a |
| vehicle is a lot like that in a gasoline vehicle. A hybrid | | | | hybrid car or they will be less powerful then their |
| also has a battery, but it is much different then the | | | | gasoline counterparts. |
| battery of a gasoline vehicle. | | | | A hybrid vehicle does not have to be plugged in. There |
| The hybrid vehicles battery serves as a power source | | | | are some newer models that offer this option, but in |
| just like the engine. The battery gives the engine | | | | general, most do not have to ever be plugged in to get |
| power instead of gasoline being burned by the engine | | | | its electric power. The electric power is all generated |
| for power in a hybrid. | | | | within the motor of the vehicle, so it is self contained. |
| Hybrids use gasoline when the vehicle needs more | | | | Hybrid vehicles offer a way for consumers to use less |
| power, such as when accelerating. In many hybrids the | | | | gasoline and to help out the environment because they |
| engine is shut off and on as needed. It runs off the | | | | are not as polluting as gasoline vehicles. Hybrid power |
| battery power when the engine is off. The car kicks | | | | vehicles are the wave of the future. Technology is |
| the engine back on when it needs that extra power | | | | quickly advancing and more and more manufacturers |
| source. | | | | are introducing hybrid models of their popular vehicles. |