Buying hybrid company cars pros and cons

Buying hybrid company cars, pros and cons. There are many great things that come to mind when you talk about purchasing hybrid company cars. There are also a few things that come to mind that may be more in the negative side of the scale. However, there are things that we really need to know first about hybrid cars. Like:

What are hybrid cars?

A hybrid car is a car that has two motors. Those motors are electric one and a fuel powered one. Wow, you might ask how that matters. Well I will tell you about that in a second. There are a few more things about the hybrids I want to explain first.

- Pro-fuel motor powers electric motor

There is a special breaking system that captures the breaking energy and stores that energy on a onboard battery. That battery helps to power the hybrid vehicle at other times.

- Pro- special breaking system captures power for later

So back to the dual engines. I know, I know who wants two motors. Two motors can dictate double the trouble. Though, with the technology being a bit newer, and the fact that with two engines there is a change for both needing repair. It is always a chance logically that there would be added repair cost.

- Con- possible increase risk for repair

There is a good reason for the two motors. Here is why. The first motor or the fuel motor is in charge of charging the electric motor when it is running. This is a big benefit because there were many electrical cars that did not hit it big, because of the need to charge the car with an electrical power cord.

- Pro- no needs to plug the car in

Then when the electric motor is charged it will kick in to power the car. However if the power from the electric motor is low, then the fuel motor will turn on to take its turn powering the car.

- Pro- fuel friendly and electric friendly

Being that the electric motor will only run up to certain speeds, the fuel motor will then kick in and power the car with fuel. Which in turn increased the needed speed of the vehicle.

- Pro- speed

So with this in mind, you can see that there are benefits of purchasing the hybrid car. Less fuel, better on the environment, ease of use, etc. Ok, great. But how does this help owners of companies when the cars are expensive to purchase in the first place.

- Con- added initial cost at purchase

Well if you take a look at the cost of fuel next time you put fuel in your car. Then you will see that company owner would save a considerable amount of money in a short time. Simply by reducing the amount of fuel they would need to purchase.

- Pro- saves money in fuel in the long run

The hybrid car not only conserves fuel, but they also get 48-60 miles per gallon. Add that up. That puppy can go a long way on a great deal less fuel.

- Pro- miles per gallon

Environmental advantages that come from hybrid cars are another major pro for many companies. It not only feels good to help prevent damage to the environment. But, it also brings a positive recognition to the company's name. All businesses love good publicity.

- Pro-good name

With all of this in mind, you can see that buying hybrid company cars has both pros and cons. However, the pros definitely out weigh the cons.