Alternative Fuel Vehicles Guide
gevers on Nov 22nd 2009
The most commonly heard of all of the alternative fuel vehicles is called a hybrid car. But what is a hybrid car, really? Most people still need a (smaller) tank of gasoline so how is this different than other cars? While you still have the internal combustion engine, you also have an electric motor.
Your car will use the electric motor as much as possible, using the gas engine for only high speeds and as a “plan B”. This is a great way to significantly reduce the amount of gasoline you use, buy and pollute with.
A better option is ethanol, a corn-based power fuel. This is still difficult to find stations that pump ethanol is some locations, but those stations are growing and you might be surprised with how many are actually in your area.
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