What is an eco-friendly car?
Before we start getting deeper, we need to talk about what is an eco-friendly car because that’s very important. An eco-friendly car is mostly any car that doesn’t use gasoline or diesel. There are two types of these cars: Hybrid and Full Electric. In this article, we will talk about both types, including price, benefits, drawbacks, and affordability. Let’s get into it.
Hybrid cars
A hybrid car is a car that uses half gasoline and half electricity to function. Most electric cars are affordable. To mention some of them as examples, we have the Honda Insight, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Toyota Prius Prime Hybrid, Toyota Prius V, Honda Accord Hybrid, Kia Optima Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, and there are many more, but I’m going to talk about them later.
Some of the benefits of hybrid cars are that A) you save money on gas, B) they are more affordable, C) they emit less CO2 than comparable conventional petrol or diesel-engined vehicle and D) Hybrid car owners also get extra benefits in the shape of lower first-year road tax.
Some drawbacks are that they are not as environmentally friendly as plug-in hybrids or electric cars, you may not get as many discounts or incentives, servicing and maintenance charges can be higher, and they aren't as powerful.
Prices of these types of cars are at an average of $29,310 remember this is an average, not the real price.
Fully electric cars
These cars don’t need an explanation, the name says it all! Well, almost because these cars are not actually as different from phones as you would think. Electric cars are plugged in with a literal charger and some have a big iPad for a touch screen like Tesla.
Some benefits of these type of cars are that they have more power and are more advanced and efficient. Some drawbacks are that electric cars have a shorter range than gas-powered cars, recharging the battery takes time, they are usually more expensive than gas-powered cars, it can sometimes be difficult to find a charging station, and there aren't as many model options.
Examples of these cars, other than the very well known Tesla are the 2019 Audi E-Tron, 2017 Honda Clarity Electric, 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric, 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric, 2020 Jaguar I-Pace, 2019 Kia Niro EV: Kia's first long-range EV.
This is a video about why some electric cars are worse than gas cars by Donut Media.
Conclusion
This was a great journey talking about these cars but now we have to summarize. First, we talked about how hybrids are more affordable and have a longer range than fully electric cars, but fully electric are faster and more advanced.
Although this was fun everything comes to an end. It was nice to write this and I hope you enjoyed it!
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