Hybrid cars explained: What type should you buy? - Which?

Hybrid cars are the easiest first step to greener driving, but what is a hybrid car and what is the difference between self charging hybrid and a plugin hybrid? We take you through the different types of hybrid car and explain how hybrid cars work so you can decide whether you should buy a hybrid car and which type is right for you.

00:00 Intro
00:23 How do hybrid cars work?
01:29 What is a full hybrid car?
02:01 What is a plugin hybrid car?
03:04 What is a mild hybrid car?
03:39 What type of hybrid car should I buy?
04:32 Should I buy a hybrid car?

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[taladon]

I like how she says "some models" without referring to anything at all

[fidelm]

Currently have a Toyota Corolla Hybrid which gives me an approximate of 50mpg sometimes up 70. No issues with the car been having it for a year now. Great investment.

[stephen]

Had Yaris hybrid for 5 Years and never had a problem, works like a dream and so easy to drive

[cool_catsmoove]

This will depend on the size of the car and it's functions. The less options or a basic model will perform better than a full loaded model ( many options ).

[pinkliongaming]

1:38 when aren't you accelerating, decelerating or not changing speed?

[mmoomm]

Please can you help me.
does Corolla cross hybrid work on highway?

[davidsau]

I know how coal, natural gas and diesel powered generators for nuclear plants but is there such thing as a wood being replaced to conduct energy? or magnet energy which i heard is free, and why hasn't there been a solar car being made?

[JB-eevf]

I worried about the hybrid battery (140v). How many years do they last ..

[NostalgicMemries]

full hybrid sounds better in my opinion, especially since most of countries dont have chargers in cities, at least smaller ones, and rare have chargers at home since many live in apartments and not in houses. But i wonder does petrol or diesel version is better? i know that diesels will be discontinued soon and various taxes used to kill those cars, so probably best combo is full hybrid with petrol? wonder what liters engine is best for hybrid, like 1.8 2.0 2.5 or higher?

[DonutLord]

I dont know much about hybrid cars and the full hybrid sounds like it would bw the best one

[nonshatter]

Full hybrid sounds like the type they use in Formula 1 cars, especially when the commentator mentioned brake harvesting.

[Spica]

With the multitude of problems associated with the current crop of electric cars, and the inadequate infrastructure to support them. I would have pushed the phasing out of hybrid vehicles another 10 or 15 years! Ok, they are probably not as clean as pure electric, but sure as hell cleaner than petrol or diesel Personally, I think this is the more realistic way to go. Because this technology is still quite new, and it’s not being given a proper chance to develop, and maybe in 10 to 15 years time they could actually be the answer to this whole climate crisis surrounding cars

[ExplosiveDevil]

Now I'm curious.
I live in a suburb next to a highway. I need the highway to get to places and the average driving time I take is usually between 5-40 minutes. Long distances usually range between 1-5 hours.
Gas prices aren't the worst in my area, but they're subject to huge fluctuations.

Should I bother with a Hybrid?

[Reddylion]

With such low range I may prefer full petrol which performs like torque diesel. Or full electric !

[rlan]

So the price difference will pay for a lot of gas and oil changes. I can get 40 plus mpg out of my Honda CR-V on the hiway and 33 around town.

[skybox]

What's the best full hybrid in America

[polygamous]

But do some hybrid cars convert the engine power to electricity n the electric motor drives the car which of course means if the battery dies u cannot move even with the engine running? its what I heard n am non the wiser from this video at all, please explain?

[jdvandy]

None it doesn’t make sense even at 4, 5 bucks fir gas.. the cars are typically 10k or more fir a hybrid so if you calculate the fuel diffence plus the cost to replace the battery pack at $8k or so it simply isn’t worth buyin a hybrid .. your better off buying a car that gets 30 or more mpgs and it’s thousands less to own over 10 years or so ..

[chief]

My Honda Accord hybrid gives me ~ 44 mpg freeway + local combined

[Tay.]

So u gotta pay for gas and electricity?