CARS

Hybrid vehicles: advantages and disadvantages

What are the advantages of a hybrid vehicle?

Compared to vehicles with just an internal combustion engine, hybrid drive systems or pure electric motors have many advantages:

• Depending on the driving situation and type, a hybrid vehicle can use the optimum drive, such as in the city and on rural roads.
• Fuel consumption is 15 to 50% lower depending on the type of vehicle. This applies especially to driving in city traffic with a lot of stop and go.
• The lower consumption and, in some cases, pure electric mode result in fewer emissions.
• The vehicle drives more efficiently. Less energy is lost than with gasoline or diesel, because energy from braking and coasting is captured and used.
• It is also possible to go on longer trips as the range is better than with a pure electric car.
• Compared to a conventional drive system, acceleration is increased by 10 to 20%. An internal combustion engine needs higher speeds for more torque. With an electric motor this is high from the start.
• Apart from plug-in hybrids, the vehicles do not have to be charged with electricity – consequently, drivers do not have to search for a charging station.

What are the disadvantages of a hybrid vehicle?

Hyctricity that is used to charge the battery – the more green electricity, the better.

• As opposed to pure electric vehicles, hybrids