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Hybrid Car Myths If you are thinking about a hybrid car, you may be hearing quite a bit of "talk." Some people think the hybrid car is the best thing on the market. Some people say it'll just pass. Other people say they think they can save a lot of money, but you're not sure it's really worth it. What's the truth, and how do you separate myth from fact with all of the stuff that is being thrown at you? Below, you can read and understand the common hybrid car myths. Hybrid cars are the same as electric cars This is not true because hybrid cars are fuel-powered for the most part. They have what are called battery assists. The assist is powered by a nickel-metal hydride battery pack that is rechargeable. You are guaranteed to save money with a hybrid car If you are doing city driving, you may save gas and you may not. The same goes for highway driving. There are just many different factors. It has been said that if everyone bought hybrid cars, the gas consumption would decrease by only 10%. That's not a very big difference. A hybrid cars battery can run out A hybrid car's battery should not run out while you are driving it. The engine in a hybrid car does not idle when stopped (at a red light for instance.) What does it do instead? It recharges its battery. So there's no need to worry about a hybrid car stopping you. The hybrid cars rechargeable battery only lasts for 2 years A hybrid car certainly would not be worth purchasing if this was the case. A hybrid car's rechargeable batteries usually come with an eight-year warranty. If I run out of gas, I can keep driving on the hybrid car battery Keep in mind, a hybrid car's battery is an assist. That means that hybrid car's still run on fuel. After you run out of gas, the battery may keep the car running for just a little while. However, the car will stop very soon. Hybrid cars will soon put conventional car sellers out of business This probably won't happen anytime soon. The reason for the delay has to do with the how much a hybrid cars. Many people simply can't afford one. Also, people just aren't too sure whether they will really save money on hybrid cars. Therefore, they are slow to join the rush of people who want a hybrid car. Hybrid cars will only save you about 88 dollars a year I did hear something on the news about this once, but it may not be true. If there's something you really want though, and there's a lot of smoke surrounding it, you simply have to start digging and do some of your own research. There are many different models of hybrid cars, and many different manufacturers make them. This means that there may be many more variables involved than the ones discussed here. A hybrid car may help you, and it may not, but the final decision is up to you.

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Bleak car sales in Dec. cap grim year - Delaware Online

Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales fell 32 percent in December, while General Motors Corp.'s dropped 31 percent. Ford's sales for 2008 fell 21 percent from a year earlier, keeping the Dearborn automaker in third place in the U.S. auto-sales race, falling ...

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Car Sales Plummet to Lowest Level in 16 Years - Washington Post

The auto industry capped off 2008 with its worst sales in 16 years as Americans continued to steer clear of dealerships in December, according to sales figures released yesterday. Industry-wide, automakers sold 896,124 new cars, minivans and trucks ...

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Plugging in to new technology: Engineering professor outfits Prius ... - Kalamazoo Gazette

Jennifer Harnish | Kalamazoo Gazette Western Michigan University engineering professor, John Patten, had his personal Toyota Prius outfitted with a battery system for $10,000, allowing the car to run all-electric for 30 to 40 miles before it reverts ...

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Official Website of the New Car Buyer(TM) - The Auto Chanel

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Ford Fusion Hybrid to get 41 mpg city, says EPA - Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Co.'s much ballyhooed 2010 Fusion Hybrid will get 41 city miles per gallon and 36 mpg on highways, based on final certification figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the company said Monday. The move is one ...

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Ford Fusion Hybrid Due in 2009 - BusinessWeek

By Paul Evans The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid includes some significant advances in mass production hybrid automotive technology. Although details released by Ford are technically incomplete many of the features announced to date point to the Fusion ...

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Barack Obama, car guy - CNN Money

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- One of the least explored personal sides to our new president is the amount of gasoline in his veins. We know all about his affection for the basketball court and his tendency every now and then to sneak out for a cigarette. But ...

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