CARS that use hybrid engines (hybrid car), or cars that combine internal combustion engines (internal combustion engine) with an electric motor believed will soon master the world automotive market. In fact, the peak is predicted to occur within five or a maximum of 10 years.
Insistence after soaring fuel prices on world markets, and increasingly strict regulations and fuel efficiency standards that go with it, or the threat of global warming, 'force' technology is very efficient in the use of this fuel, to be a solution.
"Soon we will see the penetration of hybrid technology in so many types of cars in the world automotive market. Therefore, I never thought that technology is a very sophisticated
technology to be used," says David Wurster, president of the Bloomfield Hills, a marketing research firm in Michigan, USA. "In time, this technology will become common technology used by all cars in the world," he continued.
In 2007 alone, sales of hybrid cars in the U.S. have surged to 34 percent, or reached 338,851 units. The only type of car that can compete with this development is a "budget car". Sales of small cars generally shaped, with a model that is not expensive, it can be found for similar products, Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris and Chevrolet Aveo. Car sales figures of this type up to 48 percent growth in 2007. Based on these trends, estimated sales of up to 1.1 million units per year for its hybrid car is going to happen in the year 2010.(ForbesAutos.com / Glo)
In 2007 alone, sales of hybrid cars in the U.S. have surged to 34 percent, or reached 338,851 units. The only type of car that can compete with this development is a "budget car". Sales of small cars generally shaped, with a model that is not expensive, it can be found for similar products, Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris and Chevrolet Aveo. Car sales figures of this type up to 48 percent growth in 2007. Based on these trends, estimated sales of up to 1.1 million units per year for its hybrid car is going to happen in the year 2010.(ForbesAutos.com / Glo)
However, among the vehicles, hybrids are still the main choice of producers. Remarkably, the hybrid is no longer a concept, but has been marketed in bulk. One example is the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight.
Problem
Alternative energy sources, such as hydrogen, CNG, and LPG is interesting. The problem for these types of fuel needed infrastructure is quite expensive. This is due to the nature of the gas must be compressed, which causes very high pressure. As a result, required heavy tanks and also special handling.
On the other hand, the electric car is very interesting. The problem, mileage for one time charging is very limited. Infrastructure to recharge is not yet available, especially in public places. In addition, the time needed to recharge the battery is still relatively quite long. As a result, most convenient solution is a hybrid.
Source drive
In contrast to the hybrid. The source driving two, namely motor fuels (conventional engine) and electric motors. Lack of driving only two sources of cost or price that is more expensive compared to one machine only. In addition, the technology also adds complex.
Conversely, the benefits of hybrid cars, fuel consumption is very economical. Another plus, friendly to the environment. Hybrid car owner is a person who participated reduce global warming, which is now the condition is increasingly worrisome.
Hybrid car owners will not face such problems in electric cars, hydrogen, CNG or LPG. Conditions are the same as that used car today because it uses gasoline or diesel fuel that can be obtained at almost every gas station.
Source of the main drivers of hybrid cars still use internal combustion engines (internal combustion). Energy source is oil (gasoline or diesel). Both types of fuel are readily available.
Then, as additional staff and are used in certain conditions, used electric motors. Activator latter obtain electrical energy from the battery or battery pack. In other cases, obtain energy from the engine battery, electricity from the house, and the recovery when the brakes are used.
Save
In fact, the energy produced by the machine can not use it all to work the vehicle. Some of the energy wasted as the cooling system, exhaust, engine components, and transmission of moving plus friction.
Even when the car brakes, energy is wasted just like that. Brake components on the wheel even so hot. More precisely, the energy of motion of the machine turned into heat energy. Well, in today's hybrid cars, the energy is taken again.
When the car brakes, kinetic energy is converted into electricity.How, on the axle or the transmission fitted with a generator.Electricity generated by the generator, both when the spinning main engines, as well as when the car brakes, converted into electricity. Furthermore, electrical energy is stored in the battery.
Electric motor
In certain circumstances, when a car about to step on the gas (acceleration), the car no longer control the machine to raise the rotation. Car computer would control the additional power from the electric motors that obtain energy from the battery.
In fact, if it is necessary, during heavy traffic jams, and road travel car, simply by using electricity. The main engines do not need to live.This is condition on which it makes hybrid cars is much more economical.
On the other hand, if the power in the batteries are depleted, the main engine will function like a car now. Besides can be used for a long journey, of course the rate is used to charge the battery. In fact the latest hybrid cars, which already uses a lithium-ion batteries can be filled quickly. Simply by plugging the plug into the outlet home!
