The myths associated with hybrid cars have influenced their adoption big time. Let’s discuss something.
As we enter the era of hybrid and electric vehicle adoption, there is still a lot of doubt in the minds of some. This is mainly due to the generalization of all hybrid vehicles under one common bracket. This is the main reason, there are many other reasons due to which so many myths about hybrid cars get propagated among the people. But the time has come to put an end to them. We have decided to list down 5 myths about hybrid cars that you should mention immediately if they are mentioned by someone you know.
Hybrids are more expensive than normal cars
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Hybrid cars have been around longer than all electric cars. This means that their development has seen many bicycles and this has allowed them to be on par with regular cars in terms of cost. In addition, there is a lifetime savings to be considered as well. Depending on how often you choose to run your hybrid car on its electric motor, you can save on fuel costs.
Hybrid batteries are expensive to replace
Replacing a hybrid car battery is not that expensive. In addition, they are usually under warranty for a fairly long period – sometimes as long as eight years. This is a very common myth that convinces people against going for hybrid cars, or even fully electric cars.
All hybrids must be plugged in to charge
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This is a misconception. Charging a gas-electric hybrid car never really needs to be plugged in. This is because it can generate electricity with the help of two ways. It can take some extra energy from the gas engine to charge itself or use a system called ‘regenerative braking’ which works towards charging the battery every time the brakes are hit. It’s only plug-in hybrid vehicles and all-electric vehicles that need to be plugged in to charge.
Hybrids are weaker than regular cars
Hybrid motors were not as powerful as regular cars back then, but advances in electric motors have brought them in line with other cars today. So much so that it is foolish to say that nowadays hybrid cars have less capacity than regular cars. In fact, even the cars running in the Formula One World Championship have hybrid engines.
Hybrid battery doesn’t last long
Most of the hybrid car makers promise that their hybrid battery packs will last around 1 lakh kms. And like we said, these manufacturers offer up to eight years of warranties on their batteries. So this common myth holds no basis.
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Hybrid cars, as well as electric cars, are the future and their adoption needs to be accelerated if we want to ensure a safe environment for all of us. Such myths slow down the process of adoption of such vehicles and hence, whenever you hear someone speaking about them, they must be busted.
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