Some Awsome Green Car Facts
December 10, 2009 by Guest
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A decade ago, buying a hybrid was a lonely business. At the start there were actually only two types of these cars you could even buy and both of these really didnt seem to attract too much attention.
Although a hybrid does emmit less C02 than a normal car it is a long way off from emitting no C02 altogether which is why it is only at its first stage.
Altough a lot of these cars include hyrdrogen powered fuel cells and battery powered motors they all face some serious upgrading before they get close to the normal cars.
Something that has turned out to be better is the electric car. Like a fuel-cell vehicle it produces no tailpipe emissions and little noise, and the distribution network for its energy source largely exists – taking electricity the final few metres to a charging post is nothing compared to establishing a hydrogen infrastructure.
The major problem when it comes to electric car is the distance of which they can travel, it is only around 100 miles whereas the normal car is around 300 plus.
100 miles is more than enough for most small journeys which is why these cars are great if you live within a city but if you do not then bad luck. Which is why General Motors’ “range-extending” Vauxhall Ampera (aka the Chevrolet Volt) offers a promising compromise when it goes on sale in 2012.
For the first 40 miles of your journey the car will actually run on pure electricty which of course means that for any normal city dweller you will not need any fuel at all.
The ease of recharging it, and pure electric cars, is likely to be improved by policies intended to encourage electric car ownership. The present Government talks of incentives of up to £5,000, while London mayor Boris Johnson aims to make the capital a lead city in the adoption of the electric car.
However until such a green car comes out that is actually worth going after something a bit less greener so why not look into the new Audi or of course a Audi R8
Failing this you could even look into getting Used Cars however it is really up to you on what you do on this but I would say the best thing to do is just wait and see if things are actually going to get worse before you do anything.
