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The more we depend on fossil fuels, the more we will find our environment damaged by its effects. If we look at autos, that is somewhere we can start to see shifts. In an attempt to address the problem with fuel emissions, auto makers are setting out to build more cars that will not harm the environment.

There are many different types of these environmentally friendly cars, the most eco friendly being a car that runs on battery. Since the vehicle is battery powered means doesn’t need for diesel or gasoline. Sounds excellent because it doesn’t require petrol, so you can save money and it’s eco-friendly which is great, but there is a downside. These vehicles are still in the early stages even though they have been released to consumers, so their engines are rather limited. This means that you should recharge the battery after about 100 miles, so it doesn’t run very far on one run.

Consumers can as well look at another form of car, the hybrid car. Hybrid vehicles are eco friendly and they are both battery- and gas-powered. Allow me to explain how hybrids actually run. It is the power from the battery that is utilized first by the vehicle. When the hybrid achieves a particular speed, it starts using gasoline, giving the car a lot of power for the highway. The great thing about the hybrid using gasoline is that it recharges the battery automatically, meaning you don’t have to recharge it manually using an outside power source.

There is also another type of automobiles, called plug-in hybrid cars. They work much in the same way as the earlier hybrid car and are friendly to the environment. Do note that the typical hybrid vehicle does not need to be recharged separately whereas this is not the case with the plug-in hybrid. When it comes to fuel consumption, both types of hybrid cars seem to perform better than your typical car.

A great example of a hybrid car that can give you 50 miles to the gallon is the Prius developed by Toyota. With a price tag of about $22,000, this hybrid car has become a top seller. Toyota is not the only car maker who is selling hybrids, though; Honda made the ‘Insight’ and in fact this car was the first hybrid vehicle to be made available to to consumers. It was not welcomed in the same manner as the Prius hybrid by Toyota but it started off the consumer market for hybrids. An award-winning hybrid and priced at roughly $27,000 is the Ford Fusion Hybrid. In the US, the Ford Fusion has been given the award of being the top hybrid on the market. A hybrid which is thought to have no emissions whatsoever is the i-MiEV from Mitsubishi. It was one of the early electric vehicles to be made by a Japanese car manufacturer.

There are also numerous other hybrid and eco friendly cars accessible to consumers, and as we keep on developing better technologies, more and more efficient vehicles are created and are available to purchase.