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Honda sets the trend for Hybrid cars
If you’re looking to strike a balance between driving in style and doing your part to help reduce your carbon footprint, look no further than the sporty Honda CR-Z Hybrid.
A Hybrid car is a great investment as they use fuel much more efficiently than traditional cars often utilising up to as much as twice the amount of miles per gallon.
There are countless perks and benefits when switching from a traditional car to a vehicle with a hybrid motor. For starters, there are the obvious environmental benefits. Then, of course, there is money saved by not having to fill up your gas tank as often. This also saves time waiting around at the petrol station between journeys.
To show just how these innovative cars typically achieve greater fuel economy and release lower levels of emissions than regular internal convention engines, let us explain how exactly these hybrid type engines work.
Hybrids use a combination of both the petrol-powered engine and the electric motors for powering needs. These cars use smaller engines that have less internal losses and weight a lot less as a result. This allows the car to use less energy to generate the same amount of power that internal combustion engine vehicles use.
These engines are able to conserve energy through the significant amount of battery storage capacity that they possess. This allows for the engine to store and reuse recaptured energy, which becomes especially helpful in the stop-and-go traffic associated with urban roads and commuter highways.
These engines are able to recapture significant amounts of energy when the brakes are applied and this feature reduces vehicle speed by converting kinetic energy into electricity.
These cars rely on innovative engineering and science that help them to be more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable than the technology used in typical internal combustion engines. Drivers who have transitioned to Hybrid vehicles can often see the major benefits of leaving petrol-guzzling engined vehicles where they belong; in the past.
Most notably, fuel costs can be cut by as much as half, as these vehicles are able to get up to twice as many miles per gallon. For instance, the Insight Hybrid runs on an incredible 64.2 miles per gallon. You’ll be spending less money and less time at the pump, and more time on the road getting to where you want to go and surely that’s a win/win situation for everyone.
Whether your lifestyle requires a car that caters to family living and the routines and tasks that come with it, a comfortable compact car, or whether it be a sleek and sporty hatchback that you are seeking, there is a hybrid alternative on the menu for everyone.
Honda is proving to lead the way in terms of innovation with concerns to Hybrid cars. They offer a wide range of eye-catching, reliable, and comfortable vehicles that cater to different lifestyle needs depending on the consumer.
For all of you thrill seekers out there looking to impress the rest with a flashier model, the obvious choice would be to take on a Honda CR-Z. This aesthetically pleasing vehicle begins at the standard price of £16,999, though it is also available in the upgraded ‘Sport’ and ‘GT’ editions at an additional cost. This CR-Z gets an impressive 56.5-MPG, and will most certainly earn enviable glances from fellow members of the motoring fraternity while you’re in the driving seat.
If you’re looking for something a bit more practical and understated, then why not give the Civic Sedan model a go? This hybrid model starts at the standard price of £18,705. While it’s more expensive than the CR-Z, you’ll receive many more standard features. The impressive list of standard features for this vehicle include 15” alloy wheels, a multi-function driver computer, cruise control, supplemental restraint system airbags, Vehicle Stability Assist a rolling code ECU engine immobiliser, electric adjustable and heated door mirror, remote keyless entry, mirror integrated indicators, heat absorbing tinted windows, climate controlled air conditioning, leather multi-function steering wheel, electric power-assisted steering, heated front seats, a six CD changer, anti-lock brakes, electronic brake force distribution and finally electronic windows.
This model’s long list of features comes together in perfect harmony to make driving both more enjoyable and convenient. The Civic hybrid is an excellent investment that offers plenty of elbow and leg room for friends, family members, and storage alike. What makes this even more appealing is the 61.4 miles this car gets from just one gallon of petrol. Just like the CR-Z, the Civic Hybrid comes available in wide array of metallic hues. So whether you’re looking for a classic black car, or a blood red beauty, the choice is yours to make.
Last, but most certainly not least, we turn our attention to the Insight Hybrid, which is a five-door hatchback model that begins at the standard price listing of £16,325. This is the most fuel efficient Hybrid available on the market, utilising an incredible 64.2 miles per gallon of petrol.
All of these cars will help you to save money in petrol as well as improving your carbon footprint, an important point worth noting. The current state of the environment is not as it was, say just 10 years ago, and it’s clear for all to see that some sort of action needs to be taken.
By switching from petrol-powered engines to hybrid engines, we can respond in a big way as this will help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 35%. Every little bit helps as the Asda advert often preaches, and if we can do something that will help relieve the environment of a significant amount of pollutant stress, then we ought to be prepared to make amends for the damaged we have inflicted.
On a lighter, less preachier note though, the more this innovative technology continues to be explored and applied to vehicles all around the world, the more it seems as if the motoring industry, with Honda right at its forefront, are beginning to wake up the challenges affecting our environment. Honda’s hybrid models offer a real alternative to what’s out there right now; they’re cheaper to run, environmentally friendly and are enjoyable to drive. Whoever said it’s not easy being green?
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