What are the disadvantages of a hybrid car compare to a conventional one?
A hybrid vehicle (HV) is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power or fuel sources such as: * An on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a fueled power source (internal combustion engine) for vehicle propulsion * Human or sail powered bicycle with battery assist * A human-powered or sail boat with electric power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_cars hybrid cars use two power source either liquid fuel or batteries.
Hybrid cars offer many advantages over non hybrid cars. I am driving a 1985 Mercedes Benz diesel that I have had converted to run on straight vegetable oil (SVO), filtered waste vegetable oil (WVO), biodiesel and petroleum diesel (as a last resort). The car can also theoretically run on any (other) organic oil(s) such as plant, animal, legume, grain, fish, tall (the oil residue from tree bark and/or trees) and micro algae oil(s). If I had known years ago that you could drive around a diesel powered car using a renewable, non toxic, biodegradable, much less polluting, ‘transportationally benign’ energy source, I would have bought a diesel powered car right out of high school. Hybrid cars are the best alternative for eveyone, hands down, including the oil companies, and they know it. However, like most large organizations they are unwilling to change the status quo unless their collective hands are forced. It’s economic as much as it is political. The fight for the planet is on. Where yo
