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Car Insurance – Hybrid Cars – Part 2

October 15th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Continued from part one, "motor vehicle insurance – hybrid cars"

In the first part of this article, we examined the hybrid car and saw what the system consists of how the individual components and how it reaches out its fuel economy. We will now look at other ways in which the hybrid car increases the efficiency and running costs incurred with this type of car.

An area that can be done in a noticeable difference,aero-dynamics. Much of the work is in the engines pushing the car through the air and the resistance comes set (known as drag). One way this can be reduced is by reducing the front surface of the vehicle, the smaller the surface the less drag the action to save fuel. In general, produce drag any object that projects from the body of the car a few, you will usually find that this has been carefully thought through to hybrid cars. SomeManufacturers have wings removed in favor of reducing the mirror cameras to potential drag.

Other ways in which producers try to reduce the fuel consumption are as follows: we all know that friction tires meet the road, they are so designed that the vehicle be with his performance on the road, and the Auto Hold Steady when in certain operating conditions, while maintaining a smooth ride.

Here, the hybrid car manufacturer has tires, thethat more rigid and are reinforced and inflated to a higher pressure to a significant reduction in drag.

Of course, an easy way to reduce the fuel consumption in each vehicle, is to reduce the weight, this is the hybrid car using materials such as carbon fiber and aluminum, which are much lighter than materials traditionally used and made as strong. A lighter car uses much less energy when climbing a hill or accelerating, since it effectively much less massmoveing.

If we take a look at the new Peugeot 308 hybrid, which is a 1.6-liter engine used (a first in the hybrid market) we see that there are an astonishing 83 miles per gallon of fuel in combined fuel consumption. Carbon dioxide production is a small 90 grams per kilometer means that there are currently exempt from taxation under the European directives, like any car that emits less than 100g/km.

The vehicle has a 1.6-liter HDi engine which uses a high pressure direct injectionSystem, which means in practical terms, it is much more efficient than old diesel engines. This is matched to an output of 110 horsepower and braking to give the addition of the electric motor delivers an additional 22 horsepower.

The electric motor powers the car from starting and will only power the vehicle at low speeds. For highway and transportation of the diesel engine is not started and will be the sole engine. When extra acceleration is required,Devices operate at the same time provides maximum performance when it is needed most.

As with most parallel hybrid systems the battery through the use of the kinetic energy normally wasted braking recharched. When light braking is required in the battery when braking is more definitive for these vehicles hydraulic system is used to give maximum braking action.

As you know, car insurance can imagine for this car is probably very reasonable, since they are not only very lowEmissions, but is equipped with a variety of security features that will benefit the majority of modern cars.

As you can imagine the hybrid car is more than twice the fuel consumption in most cases from a standard half-cylinder petrol engine meaning your fuel costs. You can expect little or no tax to pay depending on emissions, your car insurance will undoubtedly be much cheaper, and you will save a lot of money for general operating costs. On average, the hybrid car is moreBuy expensive, but you will quickly this initial overhead in the amount you save is executed. Who can say that you do something for the environment does not make you smile?

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