Exposed: The Hybrid Car Myths You Probably Believed

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I have a confession: I don’tcompost. I don't always recycle plastic bags, and I probably take longer showers than Ishould. In fact, two weeks ago, I didn’t know what, exactly, a hybrid car reallywas. That all changed when I got to test drive the first of Toyota’sall-new, all-electric RAV4 EV and got schooled on the entire Prius family -- the originalPrius that made hybrids famous, the Prius C, V and eventhe Plug-In.My time with Toyota made me think twiceabout traditional gas-powered cars. All the fears I'd always had about non-gas motoredengines fell away as I learned about all the precautions and technology that went intothese hybrids. Which made me realize: Clearing up misconceptions about hybrids is crucialto getting people to realize, like I did, that there are plenty of ways to save energy inparts of your life where you won’t even notice the change. So, in an attempt todispel any myths holding you back from goinggreen, here are the 10 biggest misconceptions about hybrids. Continue Reading


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I approve.
Electric motors are more powerful in tq then even the beloved diesel engine.

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Re: Exposed: The Hybrid Car Myths You Probably Believed

I seriously was considering a Chevy Volt but it just wasn't yet feasible price-wise for me. Electric will be the best when we can have a dedicated solar panel roof mounted on the house that funnels into a tank of some sort to later distribute into the electric car when it is plugged in essentially making the electric car free to drive.