All the talk these days about alternative fuels, electric cars, and hybrid cars sounds like progress, but what is it all about? Without facts to back up these buzz words you will not really know if you are on the cutting edge or if it is more of the same old stuff. So what are they and why do many people think that they are the answer to concerns about pollution?
Alternative fuels are made from something other than petroleum. The popularity of alternative fuels comes from the fact that they often allow vehicles to emit less pollution than they would if they ran of tradition
Hybrids are just a combination of a traditional vehicle’s combustion engine with the battery powered electric vehicle engine. This way you get the benefits of both engines without as much of the drawbacks of either. The traditional engine means that stopping to recharge for long periods of time will not be necessary while the electric engine means that emissions will be reduced. It is an attempt to take the best of both worlds so that neither the environment nor convenience will be sacrificed.