Rising fuel prices have caused people to take a second look at hybrid cars. Hybrids were originally considered as flimsy, underpowered toys. They were seen as cars for the hippies, flower children and tree hugging environmentalists. After all, why drive a battery-operated toy car when a powerful gasoline car was easily and cheaply available? That way of thinking has mostly come to an end. Excessive fuel prices have consumers flocking to hybrid car dealerships. In response, the major automobile manufacturers have developed sleek, powerful, and affordable hybrid cars. Keep in mind that hybrid cars are still in their infancy. What will future hybrid cars look like?Future hybrid cars might look as different from today's hybrids as the Wright Brothers' first airplane looks from a modern stealth bomber. Both are recognizable as planes, but nobody could have predicted the bizarre shape of stealth aircraft. In the same manner, future hybrid cars could take an entirely unforeseen direction. However, it is possible to examine today's technology to make a guess about future hybrid cars.Today's cars are called hybrids because they combine the best qualities of their parent cars, the gasoline car and the electric car. Gasoline cars are expensive to fuel and create pollution. Electric cars use no gasoline, but have limited range and require plug-in recharging overnight. Future hybrid cars will likely improve on the current combination of hybrids with both gas engines and electric motors.Internal combustion technology is very well developed. That is why future hybrid cars will be improved by working on the electrical side of the car. The first place to begin developing future hybrid cars is the batteries. The traditional lead acid battery of gasoline cars works well enough, but is bulky and heavy. Scaling up these batteries for future hybrid cars would result in cars too large and heavy to move. Future hybrid cars will have batteries that are lighter, stronger, and last longer than today's battery technology.Once more powerful batteries are developed for future hybrid cars, expect improvements in the electric motor. More powerful batteries mean that the electric motor will be used more often to propel the hybrid vehicle. This will save more gas when driving future hybrid cars.The logical conclusion to the advancement of batteries in future hybrid cars is an all-electric car. Current battery technology may not be that advanced yet. However, future hybrid cars may use an advanced battery system called the fuel cell. Fuel cells on future hybrid cars will combine hydrogen gas with oxygen from the air to create chemical energy. Of course, future hybrid cars that run entirely on one source of fuel cannot continue to be called a hybrid. Adoz Lizzat is the webmaster of Hybrid cars. A great resource for Hybrid Cars. For More Information visit http://www.acarsz.com
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