Scince Gas is so high should we all drive hybrid cars?

Question

Scince Gas is so high should we all drive hybrid cars?

Answer 1

depends.  If you live in the country, a hybrid uses more fuel than a similar non hybrid.

Answer 2

Some people have so much money that gas prices are no problem. I do think we should all conserve gas as much as possible though.

Answer 3

yup

Answer 4

ride a bike, cheapest way for any transportation, if you you gotta go far hitchhike or steal a car, that way it's someone elses gas.

Answer 5

The average hybrid car costs several thousands more than the non hybrid counterpart.  How much fuel would those thousands of dollars buy?

Buy a hybrid because you want to.

Answer 6

Purchasing a hybrid car for cost effectiveness is not a very good way of looking at it...

From an environmental perspective you are investing in the future but because a hybrid car on average costs mroe than $10,000 more than a regular car it is not affordable, and essentially not a good way to SAVE money.

Answer 7

If you bother to do the math, even with the current high price of gas, your break even point of buying a hybrid car over a fuel efficient gasoline only model is over 100,000 miles.

Then, just about the time you break even, you will need to replace the battery pack.  This will set you back a few more years on your break even point.

Also, many private mechanics won't work on them.  So any maintenance will need to be done by the dealer which will cost you much more.

So how do you come out ahead with one of these?

Answer 8

Of course. Even if gas wasn't high, we should all still drive hybrids. It saves a bunch of gas. The toyota prius gets 50 city mpg. Compare that to an average $26,000 car. A car that costs the same as a Prius, gets like 30 mpg.

Answer 9

Many car companies are working on making advances in hybrid and electric cars so that we can collaborate on emitting fewer harmful gases. The higher mpg rates on these newer cars are really just a bonus to saving the world, when you really look at all the other aspects of driving a hybrid.  But if you ask me i think that all cars should be made with the hybrid technology. You should check out “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore talks a lot about this kind of thing.

Answer 10

depends on your financial situation.

Answer 11

Whats a hybrid car.

Answer 12

probably yes.. they are better for the earth and easier on our pockets.. but u dont get the power of a muscule car in a toyota puris or w.e.. ya kno? i would rather pay more $ in a muscle car than pay less $ for a hybrid

Answer 13

No, have you seen how the batteries that are used in hybrids are made?

Answer 14

You have to keep this in perspective: Hybrid cars still run on gas, but they also run on electrical power. However, that electrical power isn't enough to take you on long trips, say from Macon, GA to Atlanta, Ga and back.

There are some hydrogen fuel cell cars out there, but fuel cells are expensive to make and even more expensive to buy.

The upside is, the only waste fuel cells put out is water, which can be reused and, through the wonders of electrolosys, produce more hydrogen to make fuel cells with.

To answer your question: If we all drove hybrid cars, we still wouldn't be completely independent from our dependency on gasoline.

But it's all just a matter of personal opinion.

Answer 15

It's an efficent idea, I agree, but I think it would be kinda wrong if the Government stepped in and, say, made us all drive hybrid cars; that is freedom restricting.

But I see what you're saying. IT probably is a pretty good idea, but another way to solve the problem is to increase our search for new fuel materials, maybe? Vegetable oil, better methods of using solar power... I've even heard that corn oil works pretty well. Just not hydrogen. Kaboom.

Answer 16

Hybrid cars would help but they are not the answer.  I recently read a post on the Internet and several of the so called "hybrid models" have deplorable performance in gas savings.  One car went from 24 to 27 MPG, a gain of 3 MPG for the $3000 extra cost.  So even if gas went to $8 it would take several years for the extra cost to be paid back in savings

The important thing to remember is that the stock Toyota Prius, with a good system that doubles its expected mileage, goes NOWHERE without fuel.  Currently Toyota plans that in 2010 to provide a plug-in version for fleet lease use.  The date that a consumer will be able to get one has not been announced.

Full Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) are a much better solution.  They don't require any fuel so their net pollution is much lower.  They run on "domestically" produced electrons not imported fuels.  And cost one tenth of the cost per mile of a gasoline car to operate.

Answer 17

we should but it won't happen, there are too many men with small p***s' that have to make up for it someway.  And also too many people with inferiority complexes (they feel the need to be up high looking down on people)

Answer 18

if you drive moderately, and dont speed it doesnt really matter,, HYBRID cars dont tell you the small print.. If you ever need to replace the hybrid battery it will cost you at least 5000  and yes yes yes they do go bad.. i had it happen, like any vehicle  probelms will happen, and on the long run you will pay.. Get a toyota Yaris,, corolla,, honda civic  all these are comparable in gas savings