Imagine a world where you spend less on fuel, join the league of extraordinary people who are working hard to save the environment? Well, that part of the world exists for people who own hybrid vehicles.

There are so many questions people ask about hybrid cars, actually, the questions grow larger by the day, but to keep this piece short, we have decided to prune it down to five. Here are the answers to the questions you asked about hybrid cars.

1. What is a Hybrid Car?

A hybrid car is a vehicle that combines a conventional combustion engine with an electric motor. The combustion engine charges the car’s batteries, with the electric motor usually kicking in when extra power is needed, such as during acceleration.

Hybrid cars have been around for two decades in series production. Japanese manufacturers first led the charge, then the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius launched within months of each other in the late 1990s. The market for hybrid vehicles is growing at an exponential rate because more car owners are beginning to seek more value for their money.

2. How Much Do I have to save on Fuel If I drive a Hybrid Car

Hybrid cars can save you thousands of naira on fuel every year. A hybrid car owner typically spends less money at the pump, especially if most of the miles are spent driving at lower speeds –that is, speeds where the electric motor is in use more often. It’s important to note, however, that full hybrids and plug-in hybrids offer the best savings at the pump since they use the available electric power more often.

3. How much contribution will I be making in saving the earth?

The debate over saving the earth and how much humans actually have to do with it still remain evergreen. Burning fossil fuels, like the gasoline burned in an internal combustion engine, releases carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, where they collect and warm the planet. As the global climate changes, significant consequences can arise, including elevated temperatures, rising sea levels, freshwater scarcity, and crop failures.

Hybrid cars are just one of the many ways that we can begin to reduce CO2 emissions

4. Do Hybrid Cars have resale value?

Despite the general belief that as technology improves, older tech drops in value, hybrid cars retain more of their value than their counterparts.

All thanks to higher resale values you might recoup a lot of your purchase money when you want to sell it and buy newer models.

With low running costs and high levels of reliability, hybrid cars are very much in demand on the used car market. Example include Toyota and Lexus – two brands that have dominated the hybrid market over the last decade.

5. Are they comfortable as other cars?

According to parents.com, Hybrids handle just as smoothly as conventional cars. They are super-quiet—sometimes you can’t tell whether the engine is running or not! When power is not needed—at a red light, say, or in bumper-to-bumper traffic — the engine completely shuts down and revs up again when you press on the accelerator, meaning you don’t waste gas or emit toxins.

Hybrids run on a rechargeable battery and gasoline rather than gas alone, but the power shift between the gas engine and electric motor is so seamless that you’re likely to forget about all the advanced technology moving you down the road.

You should be thinking of buying a hybrid car now, not just because you want to save the earth but because you want to save money on gas