Brilliant Facts About Green Cars
A decade ago, buying a hybrid was a lonely business. There were only two to choose from the original Honda Insight and the gawkily styled 1997 Mark I Prius and both attracted small numbers of buyers.
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.
The propulsion systems that completely eliminate tailpipe emissions include hydrogen-powered fuel cells and the battery-powered electric motor, but both face significant hurdles before they can compete with conventional cars.
More promising 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.
If you actually think about it 80-100 miles is way more than you will need for a daily commute but for longer journeys the chrage times takes hours which means it is not going to be very good. The new Vauxhall which is set to be released in 2012 is set to be one of the big compromises when it comes to the green car.
For the first 40 miles it runs on electricity alone more than enough for most commutes but for longer journeys an on-board petrol engine recharges the battery to provide a range of more than 300 miles at 40g/km of CO2, or under half what the Prius produces.
The ease of recharging it, and pure electric cars, is likely to be improved by policies intended to encourage electric car ownership. The government at the moment will actually help you out by giving around £5000 but the mayor of London wants to make the city one of the leaders in 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 Cheap Audi or of course a Audi TT Roadster
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.
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