@ UTK ^^^ pmaitra's point was very valid dude. Hybrid cars are not as environment friendly as it is made out to be. It is at best can be said to be a better efficient emitted. Where do you think the electricity for charging come from. Who Will add the carbon emission of that?
But if the power used fir electricity gen is nuclear or non conventional then you can claim the hybrid as economic friendly. Pmaitra's point wad never about cost dude.
seriously?
i am talking from the USA point of view. that why i used gallons and miles and dollars instead of rs, petrol and litters. i don't need to say that texas electricity is produced from nuclear power.
even if electricity is not produced from nuclear. it is still cost effective and environment friendly, why? why?
because
volt uses very very less power to charge up the batteries compared to running your TV at your home.
plus, prius is NOT a plug in hybrid. it makes its own electricity and charges the battery on the fly.
in my previous post, i said about monthy expense.
camry = 32.5 x 4 = 130$
prius = 16.25 x 4 = 65$
volt... well = 20-25$ only
so in other words camry(regular fuel car) burns 130$ worth of fuel that is 40 gallons of fuels..
prius burns only around 20 gallons of fuels
while volt may burn upto 5-6 gallons of fuels.
in my previous post i also talked about battery life and it's carbon foot print to produce and recycle.
plus, volt and prius has almost zero emission as it runs mostly on batteries
or half of the time
so which one is environment friendly here?
so
please go and research more about nissan leaf, chevy volt and toyota prius before commenting like a n00b.