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Advantages Of Hybrid Cars

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Hybrid cars use both internal combustion engines as well as an electric motor. The electric motor requires no charging source, as electric cars do, as the movement during driving allows for kinetic energy to be produced which in turn, charges the electric motor. This process is known as Regenerative Braking. Newer hybrid cars made by the company, Tesla, can reach top speeds up to 155 mph. Tesla Model S can reach 60 mph in under 3 seconds, with an average time of 3.1 seconds. This then is proof that modern hybrid cars can be a challenge to other sports cars, and can even reach higher speeds than most average cars. Tesla cars have better features than most regular cars on the road, such as auto parking, which uses minimal power. Another big advantage …show more content…

The aim of Chevron was to prevent any advancement as well as prevent the public from making a move towards using non petrol vehicles. Chevron was not successful as Ovonics was able to overcome Chevrons tactics. BP has had to shift their focus to other alternative energies because of their decrease in profits with the growing success of the hybrid cars. BP has had to invest a lot of its money in doing this in order to maintain their profits. Oil companies still invest up to $52 Billion towards the fossil fuel industry, and of this a very small amount is actually invested in the Hybrid Car industry – any investments made by an oil company in hybrid car manufacturers is most probably to gain controlling access of the company in order to destroy the company. Sponsoring of Formula 1 electric race cars by Gulf, an oil company, has only but helped its reputation and increased its wealth. This small investment towards the hybrid car has furthered the company’s ability to dig for more oil and even combined with more oil companies, such as the “Standard Oil of California” company in 1985 Hybrid cars effect on the

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