Do Your Bit With Hybrid Vehicles
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Written by Rex Stevenson
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
Do Your Bit With Hybrid Vehicles
Henry David Thoreau once said, "Thank god men cannot fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth." Today every single person on this earth needs to think of ways in which to be more environmentally friendly, and with the rising gasoline prices, thinking about getting one of the new hybrid vehicles is an excellent, environmentally friendly choice.
Specialists in the environment look favorably on these new hybrid vehicles. Even the makers realize that consumers are asking for them more and more and the future looks very bright for vehicles that use alternative fuels. This is a big change compared to that of just a few years ago, when these cars were very hard to sell.
Hybrids are vehicles that use both gasoline and electric power to function. They function on both an internal combustion engine and they also use an electric motor. There are both, full hybrid vehicles that can run on either fuel source and mild hybrids that always need to work on internal combustion. Obviously the mild hybrid is not as environmentally safe as the full hybrid.
Those hybrids that are mild use more gas than electricity. The electric motor in these vehicles is only used as a support system for the engine. These are not as efficient on gas as the cars that are full hybrids. They are also not as environmentally friendly.
True hybrids can function on either electric energy or gasoline independently and when the car works off of electricity then those harmful emissions are not going into the air.
The following are the different types of hybrids available:
In the SUV model: * The Lexus RX 400h is an AWD vehicle that can get about 27 miles to the gallon in the city and 25 on the highway. * Ford Escape Hybrid comes in 2 and 4 wheel drive and gets a great 36 miles to the gallon in the city and 31 on the highway. * The great Mercury Mariner comes in 4WD and can get up to 32 miles per gallon in the city and 29 on the highway. * The Saturn Vue is a 2 wd with 27 mpg in the city and 32 on the highway. * Toyota Highlander comes in 2 and 4 wd. and get about 33 miles per gallon in the city and 28 on the open road.
SUV's 1. There are several SUV hybrid vehicles, among which is the Lexus RX 400h which is an all wheel drive vehicle and gets 27 mpg in the city and 25mpg on the hwy. 2. The Mercury Mariner in both a 4WD and a 2WD version with about 32 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway 3. Ford Escape comes in a 2wd and a 4wd version. This vehicle gets 36 mpg in the city and 31 on the highway 4. The Toyota Highlander has both 2wd and 4wd version and this vehicle gets 33mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway 4. Saturn also has a hybrid called the Saturn Vue, both in 2wd and 4wd versions. It gets about 33 mpg city driving and 28 mpg highway driving.
Trucks * GMC Sierra Classic 15 hybrid comes in 2WD and 4WD. The 2WD gets 18 mpg in the city and 21 mpg in the highway. * Chevy Silverado Classic 15 Hybrid comes in both 2WD and 4WD. The 2WD gets 18 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway. The 4WD gets 17 mpg and 19 mpg on the highway.
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