What You Need To Know About Hybrid Cars

Wikipedia defines a hybrid automotive as one that uses two or more distinct types of power i.e an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.
Despite the Toyota Prius has being named the most popular Hybrid car in the world, its sales numbers is nothing close to any of its Toyota sisters’ numbers. Could it be that the world is oblivious to the numerous advantages a hybrid car has to offer?
2016 Toyota Prius
In lay man terms, this is how the car works:
When starting up, to upto 15mph, a hybrid car is powered by the electric motor. This is the reason why it is more efficient during city driving.
During normal cruising, the car is powered by the internal combustion engine that uses gasoline. During this phase, the gasoline powers the generator to create electricity which is stored in the battery for later use by the electric motor.
During heavy acceleration, both the internal combustion and the electric engines join forces to increase power. This is made possible by the power-split transmission that combines the torque produced by both sources.
The electric motor gets its electricity from both the battery and the generator as needed.
Advantages of a hybrid car

1. Cleaner Energy- Hybrid cars where developed to help solve the pollution caused by traditional fuel ran cars. Although they still use some amounts of fuel, they release a drastically lower amount of carbon emissions.
2. Higher Gas Mileage, Lower Gas Costs- This is because all of the energy that would normally be wasted, like moving from a stop, the air conditioner, and other things, are powered by the battery instead of the fuel. Along with using less gas, hybrid cars have very high gas mileage, which saves you even more money.
3. Government Incentives -Many states and countries want people to switch to hybrid vehicles. It boosts the economy and greatly helps to preserve the environment and fuel supplies. Because of this, tax benefits are often given to people who buy or own a hybrid vehicle.
4. Quiet Engines –When you start up a hybrid vehicle, or even driving, the engine is so quiet that you can hardly hear it all. The unique engine and power supplies are the cause of this silence.
5. Regenerative Battery- the battery regenerates itself, which means that you don’t have to charge it before use. Every time you break, the energy you are stopping is harnesses and used to regenerate the battery in the vehicle.
6. High Resale Potential-Hybrid cars are more expensive initially, but save you quite a lot in the long run. For this reason, they are highly attractive vehicles to anyone looking to purchase a pre-owned car.
Disadvantages of Hybrid cars

1.Light Weight- In order to boost the amount of fuel that is saved, the manufacturers of hybrid vehicles try to make them as light as possible. The result of this isn’t only better gas mileage, but very poor handling as well. It can be difficult to control a hybrid car, especially in windy or unstable weather conditions.
2. Expensive- The initial costs of buying a hybrid car can be nearly 15 thousand dollars more than the same car in a traditional model. If you are not planning to drive the car long distances, or even much at all, then a hybrid car doesn’t have the return on investment that people anticipate.
3. Difficulty in maintenance– Since they have not been around for a very long time, it is very expensive to have any type of maintenance done on them.
The overall sentiment is that hybrid cars have more to offer compared to their cons. In the long run, a hybrid owner saves a whole lot on fuel while ensuring they are not part of the air pollution problem. 
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