Ironbuilt
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I just wonder about the cost to charge a hybrid ? In the northeast electricity is expensive . Cheapest my electric bill is $140 to a high $320.
ABS is good most of the time. Had a jerk cut in front of me making a left turn. Hit the brakes (no abs) at the last second I cut wheel left drivers side rear locked. It let the car slide parallel to the moron. Let up on the brake and wrestled the power steering to straighten the car out. With ABS would've tagged him/her.
Hybrids recharge their battery themselves both from the engine and and creating electricity from regenerative braking. You only plug in a plug-in-hybrid or fully electic car. Cost of electricity in most areas allows you to drive a plug-in-hybrid or fully electric for about half to two-thirds the cost of gasoline. Full electrics still suffer from limited range, but many are now 200-300 miles. Hybrids and plug-in-hybrid have a gasoline engine and no range limitations as long as gas is available.
If you have electricity charged at peak and non-peak demand costs as most areas converted to smart meters, you charge an electric at night off peak. Tesla is making their cars usable as a home geneator when your power goes out.
You can drive a fully electric car coast to coast quite cheaply, but you have to plan on recharging stations and waiting time to recharge.
I have seen free recharging stations at parking spaces in major metros to encourage people to buy electrics to reduce urban pollution. Some employers also provide the same. In that case there may be no fuel cost.
Semi-tractors are starting to convert to electric as truck stops alone interstates are a logical location for charging stations. They cost less to operate, are lower maintenance, don't require those frequent diesel oil changes and electric power is on or off delivering instant 100 torque.