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QUESTION: Describe the different types of hybrid cars and how they are improving fuel efficiency. What are other pros and cons of driving a hybrid? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Remarks for Hybrid Cars It is no secret that one of the most popular trends in today’s society is "going green" to help the economy‚ save the world‚ and so on. It is also no secret that gasoline prices have steadily increased over the years‚
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Honda and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Honda was founded in Hamamatsu‚ Japan‚ by Soichiro Honda in 1946 as the Honda Technical Research Institute. The company began as a developer of engines for bicycles‚ but by 1949 it had produced its first motorcycle‚ called the Dream. In 1959‚ Honda entered the U.S. automobile and motorcycle market by opening the American Honda Motor Company. A few years later‚ in 1963‚ Honda released its first sports car‚ the S500‚ in Japan. Honda Motor Co. Inc. grew rapidly
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Introduction Honda is a well-known and reputable car manufacturer in North America. It is now 2002‚ and Honda is planning on launching its second Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) to the market - a hybrid version of Honda’s top selling vehicle‚ the Civic. The company’s first HEV‚ the two-seater Honda Insight coupe‚ was introduced to the U.S. in 1999. It experienced modest sales of 3‚788 units in 2000 and 5‚000 units in 2001 and retailed at a base price of approximately $19‚100. However‚ demand
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Classifications of the Hybrid Electric Vehicles: The hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) are the special types of vehicles that make use of two things together‚ i.e. conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) and an electric propulsion system‚ which together help in achieving fuel efficiency as compared to any other vehicle. The degree of efficiency and improvement provided by the HEVs depend on the degree and the type of propulsion systems they make use of. The engineers have succeeded in adding
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popular option right now is a hybrid vehicle. The question that comes to mind is‚ are hybrid vehicles worth it? With record high gas prices due to the price of oil‚ most car owners out there have major concerns over their gas usage. Over the past ten years‚ the cost of gasoline has grown 250%! The price of oil has doubled since January of this year. The high prices of oil and gas is the driving factor for most of the people to trade their gas powered vehicles for hybrid vehicles. These vehicles promise
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Hybrid Electric Vehicles The Dark Side John Orttenburger Lake Superior State University April 10‚ 2011 Abstract In the past decade‚ hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) have been making a big commotion with the innovative‚ gas saving technologies that accompany them. The illusion that HEVs are 100 percent environmentally friendly in all aspects also follows the HEV wave. Sadly the illusion often wins over unsuspecting customers the instant better gas mileage is offered. This review on the environmental
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Case for Chapter 3 PRIUS: Leading a Wave of Hybrids Americans love their cars. In a country where SUVs sell briskly and the biggest sport is stockcar racing‚ you wouldn’t expect a small‚ hybrid‚ sluggish vehicle to sell well. Despite such expectations‚ Toyota successfully introduced the Prius in 2000‚ and Honda introduced the Insight. The Prius‚ whose name means “ to go before‚” literally flew out of dealer showrooms‚ even if consumers weren’t quite sure how to pronounce it ( it’s PREE-us‚ not
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such as hybrid cars. Even though hybrid cars use gas‚ it will be better for our environment and will be able to prevent a smaller amount of pollution in the air. Many people do not realize it or might not even care‚ but if it goes on like this‚ our world would be very polluted; the air we breathe in will be even more contaminated; so stop driving conventional cars and go buy a hybrid car. First of all‚ with regular cars that are run by gas only; they leave excess gas into the air. With hybrid cars
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Prius: Leading a Wave of Hybrid 1. What micro environmental factors affected both the first generation and second generation models of the Toyota Pries? How well has Toyota dealt with these factors? The first generation Prius was small‚ cramped‚ and not very attractive‚ although not too pretty or fancy. It was the first of the hybrid model and launched in 2001 in the United States. However‚ the second generation Prius was introduced three years later‚ which was much more pleasing to certain
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