accord hybrid has good accel....its is a v6 and it does switch to battery mode when you drive in the city Its either that or the lexus hybrids.

Hybrids: Pros: more fuel efficient for the average driver, most noticeable around town (usually). Cons: More weight and complication (and costs) than a standard Gas car or an Electric only car since it has components of each. Lifespan is just fine, current batteries are designed to last the life of the car.

1. Avoid aggressive driving, speeding and pedal-to-the-metal acceleration. Gradual acceleration and deceleration is important for hybrid fuel efficiency, just as it is in other cars. 2. Use your air-conditioning sparingly to increase fuel efficiency. Laboratory tests conducted by the Idaho National Laboratory have shown that the using air conditioning has a dramatic effect on fuel economy in a hybrid car. 3. Take your automobile in for regular service visits. A well-tuned hybrid engine, with relatively clean engine oil, will help you achieve maximum fuel efficiency. 4. Maintain proper tire pressure. Soft tires reduce fuel economy, and tires that are too hard reduce handling and control. Maintain pressure at the level recommended by your tire manufacturer. 5. Use common sense. Carrying extra weight around in your vehicle will reduce your fuel efficiency. 6. Try not to drive your hybrid in extreme cold, as it reduces fuel efficiency. 7. Allow ample distance between your hybrid and the car in front of you, which will allow you to maintain your vehicle's momentum and avoid unnecessary braking. 8. Anticipate stoplights and other stops in the flow of traffic by coasting or decelerating, so that you don't have to come to a complete stop. Accelerating from a complete stop requires more fuel than accelerating after coasting. 9. Use cruise control whenever possible. It can help you avoid the "heavy foot on the gas pedal" syndrome that can kill good mileage. A hybrid vehicle that is traveling at 75 mph will use about 10 percent more gasoline than the same vehicle will at 65 mph. 10. Get a cruising pass or transponder for toll roads if you use these roads regularly. You practice fuel economy when you can avoid unnecessary stops and starts.

You've got it backwards. Hybrids have 2 engines (a small gas engine and an electric motor), so they're actually each doing less work than an engine in a non-hybrid. Electric motors are also extremely reliable because they have no moving parts that can break. So basically in a non-hybrid you've just got a gas engine with lots of moving parts that can break. In a hybrid you've got a small gas engine that does much less work, so it's less likely to break. In reality hybrids are lower maintenance than non-hybrids for reasons like this. They also require oil changes just every 5,000 miles, and the regenerative braking system saves the brake pads. Maintenance doesn't cost any more than a non-hybrid. In fact, the warranties on hybrids are really good, so if you need a repair it will probably be free. There's really no good reason not to buy a hybrid at this point. Every Prius owner I've talked to loves their car. It saves on gas, benefits the environment, is low maintenance, and will have a high resale value.

The car will only run off the battery at very low speeds. If the car were to only run off the battery you might get a few blocks before the hybrid battery is drained. The gas engine is being used as a generator at times to keep the electric motors running. This is normal for your vehicle to only turn off at stop lights or downhill. when going downhill the electric motor is being used as a generator to charge the hybrid battery. There is no way to tell you when the battery needs to be replaced but I can tell you that your car will have a hybrid warning light (similar to check engine light) when there is a problem in that system.

If you're looking for a hybrid, a Toyota Prius would be an excellent choice. However, if your pockets aren't as deep, consider looking at a Ford Focus PZEV. It gets around 37 MPG Highway, costs around half as much as a Prius (about 14 grand!), and runs very efficiently. Although fuel-efficient, Hybrid vehicles are high-maintenance and are costly to repair.

Hybrid vehicles are a new product of the automobile industry. Such vehicles are becoming more illustrious as they are very efficient and reduce pollution Environmental Impacts Air Quality: Hybrid vehicles offer a great improvement on the air quality emissions for vehicles that are powered by gasoline. According to The Green Car Club, hybrids reduce health-threatening tailpipe emissions by 90% and evaporative emissions to almost zero. (The Green Car Club) The hybrid vehicle does contribute to green house emissions just at a reduced rate because the fuel that powers the hybrid comes from a petroleum based fuel. Fuel Production: The pollution associated with the production of fuel for hybrids is the same as the pollution created in the production of fuel for gasoline vehicles because they both use gasoline. The pollution is somewhat reduced for a hybrid vehicle because the vehicle has greater fuel efficiency. There is considerable pollution related to the production of gasoline. Gasoline contains MTBE which is a known cancer causing agent and can cause birth defects if a pregnant mother is exposed to it. Petroleum extraction and transportation has led to some of the worst ecological disasters that the planet has seen. When the Exxon-Valdez capsized it released millions of gallons of petroleum onto pristine coastlines. The environmental damage was monumental. The destruction of the rainforest is rarely associated with petroleum extraction. However the discovery of vast oil reserves and the subsequent drilling of these reserves in Venezuela and other Latin American countries near the equator, has led to the destruction of tropical rainforests. Vehicle Production Pollution: The production process for the hybrid vehicle is very different than the production process of a gasoline vehicle. There are similarities especially in regards to the production of the gasoline powered engine. Thus the production of the gasoline powered engine in the hybrid is similar to that of a gasoline powered vehicle however the addition of the electric engine increases the environmental impact of the production of the hybrid vehicle. The greatest environmental impact comes from the pollution caused by the elaborate battery system that powers the electric engine. The battery pollution is substantial because the creation of the batteries requires destructive mining to produce the batteries and the caustic substances that power the batteries must later be disposed of. The caustic substances that power the batteries are very poisonous and when released into the environment leech into the waterways and poison groundwater. ................................................................................................................................................ Hybrid vechiles 1) Toyota Prius 2) Honda Civic Hybrid 3) Honda Insight 4) Ford Fusion Hybrid -[2010 car of the year] 5) Mercury Milan Hybrid This link may help also: http://www.nrdc.org/energy/plugin.pdf

I had read just the contrary in Macleans to what you have heard the so-called electric motors found in most of these hybrids only work if you are travelling under 50km/h can you really think of anytime that you would travel under this speed unless you are pulling out of driveway, parking lot, and maybe a school zone. Really when you think about they are mainly running on the gasoline powered 4 cylinder engine so spending the extra 10-15 thousand on top of a regular priced vehicle. No at this time I would not say its not worth the cost at this time save your money and wait for the hydrogen vehicles to hit the mainstream.