What is a Hybrid Car?

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Technically, a hybrid car is any vehicle that uses more than one type of engine. In reality, this means that it has a traditional gasoline engine as well as an electric motor. It also means that there will be two types of storage units onboard: a fuel tank for the gas-drinking internal combustion engine and batteries to power the quiet and efficient electric motor. The cool thing about hybrids is that you get the best of both worlds, and can switch back and forth between gas and electric power as needed.

Why Go Hybrid?

Hybrid cars have several distinct advantages over their gas-only peers. First, the obvious fuel-consumption benefits. Since hybrid vehicles can switch to electric-only power, you’ll save loads of money on gas. Besides being easier on your wallet, you can feel good knowing that hybrids are easier on the environment. Since they use less gas, they put out less carbon. Less gas consumption also means less drilling for oil and less dependence on fossil fuels. As the world works to create a more sustainable future, buying a hybrid car is one of the best ways to make a positive contribution in your everyday life.

Acura Hybrids

While there are a variety of hybrid vehicles on the market today, the level of sophistication in design and engineering that you will find in an Acura hybrid vehicle is far from common. In keeping with Acura’s unrelenting adherence to lofty standards of quality and refinement, they present a scintillating option for more discriminating hybrid car seekers. The RLX Sport Hybrid is proof positive that Hybrid cars don’t have to be boring. With super-handling all-wheel drive, a sport-hybrid 3-motor system, and an available 377 horsepower, other hybrids simply can’t hold a candle.

What Does The Future Hold For Hybrids?

Hybrid vehicles have been available en masse to American consumers since the late 1990s, but their popularity has soared in recent times. Now, every major automaker has joined in the race to keep up with hybrid technology. So, what’s to come? Many U.S. states are enacting stricter emissions regulations to meet new environmental standards, meaning that the vehicles of the future will need to burn cleaner than ever before. This sets the stage for a new generation of hybrid vehicles, and with ever-evolving technology including promises of even better batteries in the not-so-distant future, it will be exciting to see what comes. Especially from those automakers who aren’t happy to merely keep up with the status-quo. What comes from those car makers who have a passion for innovation and design should be incredible, indeed. We’re looking at you, Acura.

Why compromise? Making a truly intelligent car buying choice is when you find something that works on every level. When you get the best of everything, while sacrificing nothing. See Acura’s take on the hybrid here at Crown Acura in Clearwater — we’re a short trip from Largo, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. Drive the future today.