The Pros and Cons of A Hybrid Car

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This paper evaluates the pros and cons of running a hybrid car versus one that is powered by gasoline. The paper discusses how, with the price of gasoline globally escalating, the debate between hybrid and gasoline-powered cars is also becoming more prevalent.

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"With all the efforts of auto manufacturers to deliver hybrid vehicles, the questions remain if these automobiles are worth the higher price when lower-priced and smaller gasoline-powered vehicles get just as good of mileage and are thousands of dollars less. Hybrid vehicles do deliver efficiency in larger metro areas where state and local governments allow drivers traveling alone to use the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. The State of California has recently decided to retract the offer to hybrid vehicle owners to use HOV lanes due to the slowness of hybrid vehicle sales in the state and the cost of administering the program. With this benefit no longer available and the wide variety of low cost and high mileage cars in California, hybrid cars are being increasingly seen as a social statement of environmental awareness over the economics of operating them. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Fueleconomy.gov (2006) - Review of Hybrid Trucks and MPG estimates http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/hybrid_sbs_Trucks.shtml
• Greenhybrid.com (2006) - Comprehensive database that includes actual MPG ratings for hybrid cars relative to stated ratings from Mftrs.http://www.greenhybrid.com/
• Strategic Vision (2006) - MTAB Analysis of NVAS Database of Fuel Type of key Demographics. Completed August 25, 2006.

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