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Are hybrids environmental

friendly

By Corey
Essential Questions
Do hybrids cost more to own than a
gasoline powered car?
Is the carbon footprint of producing a
hybrid a greater problem than internal
combustion engines they compete
against?
What is a carbon footprint?
My opinion
I think that hybrids are moving in the
right direction, but I think they are
worse on the environment than normal
cars because of the carbon footprint
produced when making a hybrid.
What is a carbon footprint
The total amount of greenhouse
gases produced to directly and
indirectly support human
activities, usually expressed in
equivalent tons of carbon dioxide
(CO2).
What is a hybrid
A hybrid car is a vehicle that uses a
combination of at least two different
fuel sources for its propulsion.
Generally hybrid cars are a
combination of a gasoline internal
combustion engine, an electric motor, &
a battery that powers the electric motor
and stores energy for future use.
Hybrid cars may also be called gas-
electric hybrids.
Total energy cost of vehicles
CNW Marketing They also included
Research measures the price of fuel and
the total energy cost repairs.
of a vehicle from
“dust-to-dust”
meaning the cost
from concept to
disposal.
What are prices for a hybrid
Hybrids are more expensive because
the batteries cost a lot(and aren’t
recyclable) and they have two engines
instead of one.
Honda Civic Hybrid $22,600
Nissan Altima Hybrid $25,480
Toyota Camry Hybrid $25,200
Cost for gasoline cars
Basic models
Honda Civic $14,810
Nissan Altima $20,470
Toyota Camry $18,720
Will you ever save?
The difference in average annual fuel bills -
$405 for a Honda Insight hybrid vs. $635 for
a Honda Civic, so in the end you may never
make up for that extra money spent on a
hybrid.
5 years of gas for insight=$2025
5 years of gas for civic=$3175
You save $1150 after 5 years, but the
gasoline civic is almost $8,000 cheaper.
Hybrid vs. Hummer
According to CNW
Marketing Research
in Oregon, a Toyota
Prius and a Honda
Civic total energy
cost’s exceed a
Hummer H3.
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Hybrid vs. Hummer $per mile
CNW stated that a
Hummer H3
averaged $1.95 per
mile to run “dust-to-
dust”, while the
Toyota Prius and
Honda Civic Hybrid
are almost $3.30 http://www.pacinst.org/images/hummer_v_prius_300dpi.jpg
per mile.
How long do hybrids last?
CNW posted that a Toyota Prius hybrid
is only to last 100,000 miles, that was
based on public statements by Toyota.
Average drivers puts 12,500 per year,
that’s an average of 8 years for a
hybrid
In 15 years that’s 6,700mi per year
In 10 years that’s 10,000
Hybrid Batteries Toxicity
The batteries in
hybrids are less
toxic but still harm
the environment
Challenges mining
the nickel that goes
into batteries and
recycling batteries
Better way to be green
For the money saved by buying a
traditional car instead of a hybrid
people could invest in the environment,
like paying for trees to be planted to
reduce CO2 emissions.
Summary of hybrid vehicles
Hybrids are good for the environment
but producing them are bad for the
environment.
Hybrids are too expensive.
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