Five Things You Should Know About Hybrid Vehicles
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- GreenCarReports.com (www.greencarrep...) Editor John Voelcker walks you through five things you should know about hybrid vehicles
- what a hybrid is and how it works
- types of hybrid cars (mild hybrids vs full hybrids)
- different brands of hybrid cars
- how to drive a hybrid
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I'm on my 2nd hybrid. I'll never go back to a 100% gas vehicle.
Lisa Stallings Keelor what type of hybrid do u have
My parents had priuses that both made it into the 300k mi club without any major failures (except batteries at 270k mi). We bought a used lexus nx 300h and absolutely adore it. It's so smooth and nice, and in the past 20k miles, we've had absolutely 0 issues with it. Just change the oil every 10k mi
shabnam A I have a Lincoln MKZ hybrid turbo now. My first hybrid was a Lexus cth200.
How was your Lexus CT 200h was in general since my 22 year old daughter is about to buy one,
Manuel Lopez it was a great car. I never had any service issues with it. I’ve heard tow truck drivers say, “if you don’t want to break down, buy a Lexus “. It’s a great car for young ppl, older ppl & ppl who live in condensed cities where parking is a premium. I was shocked at the number of times I filled that car with travel stuff and large donations. It’s very quiet and I got 40+ miles\gal.
How is the width and the length of this car?
Look it up on the manufacturer's Web site.
2 motors no thank you 2 troubles EV ONLY
you say that until you run out of power and there is no way to charge
Speaking of durability, after 13 years in my prius.... it's getting to be about the time I should get a brake service.
apoch003 my 8 yr old honda hybrid in the same boat
apoch003 You mean your brakes did wear off?
2008 150,000 miles and still have original brakes
38,000 miles in the last with only fliud changes.
Nothing else. Zero repairs
apoch003 I
what about the battery?
The best mileage I get on my hybrid is driving on low-traffic rural highways where the speed averages 50 to 60 mph.
Bri I me too.in fact i rarely take the interstate anymore
Same here, I can get 60 mpg with my 2007 Prius on the rural roads. I almost never drive on the Interstates unless I have to.
Dasmith
I don’t wanna hear any more bs about my lil Prius. Poor thing gets so much crap
I am a 3 months new owner of a 2013 Prius that has 131,000 miles and have driven most everything from a Ferrari 250; Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes 300 SD, Honda DX and NONE can even come close to the Toyota Prius as per quality engineering that is built to last and no other car has given me 64.6 MPG, just once and never less than 52 miles to the gallon except on a 70 MPH road trip where I was reduced to 44.6 MPG.
She ain't pretty, but drives great and so far no known problems other than normal service. In my neighborhood there are 2 full time and another part time Prius 2012, 2013 and finally the gas station attendant complains because I take less than 5 gallons to top her off and finally Toyota started it all and out sells all others for one good reason, they were the best Full Hybrid for the least amount of money…
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Me too i cant wait to get rid of mine expensive maintaince
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The Prius , 2004 - 2009, 2nd generation, is a workhorse. The hybrid /traction battery can be replaced for just $1,000, now ( 2 year warranty). Every 3 years, the invertor water pump ( $ 60 on Amazon) wears out so I just keep an extra one ready in the garage. If the invertor is overheated and abused, It is so readily available at local junk yards. Priuschat forum is excellent source. Oh yeah, only the Toyota dealership is allowed to service the AC on these cars. My Prius is 12 years old & it pumps strong AC cooling for passengers. Love it.
Great info, thank you!
After 437.000 km without any problems I changed to the new prius plug-in
You mean drove prius 437,000 km and buy new one plug-in? I have Toyota Fielder hybrid driven 90,000 km without any problem but worried about its battery how long it will be lasted.
Nice introduction to Hybrids when it came out in 2010, but VERY outdated today.
I love my Prius got a 2017 never will I go back to a regular old gas car 🚗...✅
Hybrids have definitely progressed but more needs to be done
I’ve actually managed to “shift down” into EV mode while at 70 on the Highway. The engine comes on now and then, but it does shut off and sustain with the battery.
I have a 2010 Honda Insight. in normal mode the engine will stay on at a stop light, and not kill the AC on a hot day!
I know this was made 12 years ago and things change but my 2022 Honda Accord hybrid can travel short distance on pure electric ⚡️
I unfortunately just found out the hard way that not all the information in this video is correct. The hybrid battery in my Prius just died and it's a VERY expensive fix. When I researched it, I found out that those batteries are only expected to last 12-15 years (my car is 15 years old). A new hybrid battery costs $4000!!!! Needless to say, I opted for a reconditioned one and that was still $2000. In his 4th point, the gentleman in the video indicated that the electric parts last indefinitely, but unfortunately, that just isn't true. I love my Prius for other reasons, but this really was a very unpleasant surprise.
Put $33.33 in the bank every month ( savings from your improved gas mileage ) for 120 months ( 10 years) and you will have your $4000. It's that simple. Prepare for the inevitable and enjoy the car. You are saving the planet while driving a very smooth and comfortable ride.
I have 2012 Lexus 450h my mpg average is 24mpg but new was running 30mpg. You'll lose about 1 mpg a year till battery dies 10 years or 200k miles later then you'll get 16/18 mpg from gas engine. New hybrid battery is about $2500 to $3500 for most Hybrid cars like mine. If you buy from some hybrid battery companies they may offer free install and 5 year warranty.
If it ain’t factory oem new it might be rebuilt junk ?
Toyota made a tragic mistake in not making the Sienna a Plugin hybrid. The Pacifica is going to eat their lunch.
its about the best report about hybrid cars I seen so far, am thinking about a Jazz hybrid and a mechanic told me If the battery goes u cannot drive the car n this got me worried But its Not the case according to your report great news I might lose some economy driving it but that's about it Brilliant thanks
Actually, this is a terrible report with many errors, but don't let that put you off. Don't worry about a sudden battery failure. This is less likely than most other causes of getting stranded, such as an accident. I've owned hybrids (Prius) since 2001.
@@grahamdavies8924 cheers many thanks mate
I have a Prius and by far the best car I ever had in the compact cars group
Most of what this guy says is wrong or misleading. He seems to have sat down and looked at a small selection of TH-cam videos, written his script from them and independently pasted together some clips.
1 - At 0:30, he shows a picture of the Honda Insight while talking about cars that are available in both hybrid and non-hybrid models. Wrong. Who cares about this anyway? Buy the hybrid that suit you.
2 - Honda-type hybrids and properly called "parallel" hybrids. The tem "mild" hybrid includes vehicles that stop the engine when the car comes to rest and start it up again to move but otherwise don't provide electric drive assist. They are not really hybrids at all. Again, the wrong car is shown in the video.
3 - It is misleading to imply that hybrids don't perform well at highway speed. It's true that for Toyota-type hybrids the improvement is larger in stop and go traffic, but it is stilll substantial on the highway, for Honda-type hybrids as well. The presenter completely fails to explain this. For a third time, the car shown is inappropriate to what he is saying.
5 - The lower fuel economy in winter is not due to the need to heat the battery. It is due to the lower energy content of gasoline in winter, greater aerodynamic drag from cold, heavy air (plus rain and snow) and the need to heat the cabin.
Thank you so much for your info !! Really you should start your own video-talk-schooling for people to learn. Thanks again !!
Graham Davies ...ha ha ha! These are some of the reasons why I don't believe everything I see on the internet. I was reading the comments while watching the video and it confirmed my impression that the presentation was half-baked. Thanks for posting your observations. At least my time was not completely wasted.
@graham Davies
Pls which of it is more reliable dependable or advisable to go for between normal engines and engine\hybrid cars??? You wrote reasonable pls i need some help
@@ahmedraheem5010 : A hybrid car will have similar reliability to a normal car from the same manufacturer. Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are OK with hot weather. Lithium batteries operate OK in hot weather but may degrade more quickly than in cooler weather and need replacement sooner.
Very informative video. I like how you debunked the myth of low-durability hybrid car components.
The sixth thing you should know: It's a myth that running in EV mode saves gas, so a "full" hybrid isn't necessarily more efficient than a "mild" one. The mileage records established in 2000 by original Honda Insight, a "mild," weren't bettered by a Prius, a "full," until about 2016. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Insight#Fuel_efficiency.
Gas engines are most efficient when they run at moderate speeds, and are producing moderate power. Hybrids are efficient because when less than moderate power is needed, they allow the gas engine stay at moderate power levels. The excess gets stored in the battery. They can then use it later, either squandering it all at once in EV mode (a "full" hybrid in EV mode), or by letting the engine stay at moderate power levels when the need is high (a "mild" hybrid, or a "full" that is not in EV mode).
I like to compare it to putting your excess change in a jar at the end of each day. If you treat yourself to a fancy dinner at "Le Che' Che' EV" when the jar becomes full, that dinner isn't free. You paid for it slowly during the past weeks. Or, you could use it to help pay bills when money is tight.
And starting in about 2015, Honda hybrids using the iMMD system are "full". And they are "fully full," meaning they can run in EV mode at any speed. Those using parallel-serial systems, like Toyota's HSD, can't. That's why some Prius drivers will resort to the "pulse and glide" technique. It mimics the behavior I described above at highway speeds, by accelerating rapidly from, say, 45 mph to 65 mph, then coasting slowly back. The car can't do it at a constant speed.
legend says that John is still driving that silver Prius. They just run forever!
Would like to watch the rest of your video but the annoying boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom why you're talking is distracting
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO.
The mild hybrid is just stop-start. Dont!
You know that when not moving, the engine doesn't run but may not when you start again. If it does, it's started by a generator as hybrids don't have starters so they're not stop/go like in a gas vehicle.
Toyota prius is the worlds ugliest car ever. The shape is shit. i never seen a so ugly car like that.
Drive one and you might change our mind???
Before commenting take a look at the publish date which was April 2010. Obviously things have changed quite a bit since then.
im going to purchase vezel hibrid am i making a good choice
One commenter says this video is outdated ?
Good info, didn't know about the temperature part, what's the ideal operating temperature for those? I live in S FL, I wonder if it may be TOO hot for them...
Actually, bad info. Look elsewhere to understand this. Look for people who live where it's really hot, such as Arizona.
I live in West Africa it's always hot here is hybrid advisable here pls???
Hate the prius? It's the future. Recently became the number one car in durability. All cars. Not just hybrids. Be afraid. Your grandkids will build them in high school shop. Sorry haters.
Thanks man, good information
Scotty killmere, the auto mechanic, said if the generator ever goes kaput! your looking at 3 to 5 thousand as a repare bill,with labor! OUCH! the prices of the large batteries are becoming more reasonable, depending on getting a total rebuilt, and where you buy it.. two to three grand! with a three year warrenty.. on the new toyotas the batterys are warrented for 100k! thousands are on the road with 150 to 200k to 250k,on them and going strong!. heat is there worst enemy!
I have a 2009 Toyota Prius and I just paid $420 labor for about 2 hours labor to fix a hybrid water pump at Earl Stewart Toyota in North Palm Beach, FL and with these kinds of costs at the dealership I'm forced to work on my own car and stop going to the dealership! I think Toyota needs to lower the cost of repairing these cars at the dealership! I'm retired and on a fixed income and I can't afford to pay these ridiculous repair bills!
My 2019 Honda Accord EX-L Hybrid has EV Mode.
Please take a look at the most efficient internal combustion engine compatible with HEVs. Google search Deferred Atkinson Cycle Engine. Patent granted by Indian PO.
ALERT: At least the 3rd message "Hybrids Perform Best in Urban Settings" (th-cam.com/video/s-Gsv2KPuZI/w-d-xo.htmlm11s) is NOT true. Originally I had same misperception as this dude, and that misperception kept me from actually looking into a hybrid spec. Later I noticed that the official MPG ratings of those hybrids (well, at least for Prius) are equally good in city and on highways. I still did not believe it, until later I actually owned one and then I figured it out in practice. Here is why. As it turns out, highways in real life are not purely flat. So the hybrid still collects signicant amount of electricity when you are coasting a slightly downhill; and later you can use that energy to maintain speed (while the gas engine is shut down) or to help accelerating, providing that you have a feather-light foot AND you do not use fixed speed cruise. (It is important and I will say it again: cruise control prevents you from harvesting energy when coasting downhill.)
What States Charge extra Fees/Charges for owning A Hybrid and/or Electric Vehicles like the state of West Virginia? And what can the Car companies like Toyota who have Factories in these States!
exactly what for is the distracting background music ?
Peter Rafeiner I didn’t notice the music until I read your comment and now I can’t unhear it 😩
Honda vezel , fit, Gp5 cars are full hybrid can run upto 1.5km from the battery it self.
He forgot the plug in hybrid vehicles. Plug in hybrid vehicles can go between 20 miles per charge to 65 miles per charge such as fusion energi and Chevy volt.
They weren't around in 2010.
Tesla will make all cars like this!
I have a 2014 Plug in Pruis and I absolutely love it!
This video must have been made years ago..because my 2018 fusion engine only runs when under heavy demand or to charge the battery..this is very inaccurate..
Plug in burn fuel from somewhere else nothing gained
Can u help me I have 2007 prius doesn't want running the motor
An excellent video, but DESPERATELY needs updating. Example? Honda's latest Insight (2018 and above) is a hybrid like a Prius...older Hondas are " mild " hybrids.
No, older Hondas are parallel hybrids.
This video is 8 years and they hide the date so you do not know its old! Just make a new video
Short and to the point GREAT!
He also forgot to mention that during the summer if you are driving in a hot sunny areas especially where the temperatures are 90 degrees and above even mid 80s and above especially if it's sunny you will also notice a drastic decrease in fuel economy because the air conditioning system will be zapping so much energy from the Hybrid battery that it will negate most of the cars ability if the AC system is trying to catch up and get the car cool and even in some cases keep the car cool the ability to run as a full-electric for lower speeds and longer distances those are going to be times where it's going to be just like driving in the winter and in cases where if you had the climate control off you would be able to run off of just your battery for those short distances the quarter mile and half-mile hops and low cruising speeds at up to a mile where the gas engine would have to kick on and carry you down the road because the car's system needs to save the energy on moving you down the road to run the three or four kilowatt air conditioning system as well as it will need to run the gas engine more frequent on top of that to run generator mode to keep the batteries charged up enough in the car too allow the gas engine to run and allow the air conditioning system to run but when the air conditioning system gets caught up and the fan is only having to run on low speed and not on Speed 3 of 7 you will notice that you are getting better fuel economy and the car is running more normal as far as if it were temperate temperature is out and you are able to use the electric driving mode of the car more again when the air conditioning system is not running hard trying to cool a car off or keep the car cool in areas where the temperature gets up to Triple digits especially in you are in the Sun you will see huge mileage decreases unless you choose to run with the windows down or you choose to keep the air conditioning set at 85 degrees vs 70 some-odd degrees when it's really hot out it can hurt your fuel economy almost as bad as when it's really cold out if you are having to run the air conditioner because you're getting back into the same problems as far as how much actual electric energy you can use when it's hot versus it's cold if it's temperatures outside in the lower 30s or temperatures outside in the mid-90s you can expect to get the same fuel economy in the thirties because the hybrid powertrain system isn't warm and the batteries drain quicker and the gas engine has to run more to help the inside of the car and drive the car down the road more as well as when it's in the 90s and sunny the climate control system is working really hard to keep the car cool and reasonable on the inside and that is drawing directly off of the hybrid powertrain system and causing the gas engine to run even more just like in the winter to keep the battery charged up and then since there is already such a huge draw on the Hybrid battery it is relying a lot more on the gasoline engine to move it down the road as well I found that when the HVAC system is running on high because I've just got out to my car after it sat out in the sun for an hour and is trying to cool itself back off the only time I can run in electric mode is at slow speeds and a parking lot pretty much it just an idle or giving it just a tiny bit of throttle once you try to go any type of speed where you would be on a road or accelerate with any type of reasonable speed if you were on a road Peak gas engine will kick in in the summer because of the air conditioning system drawing so much power.
I have same problem with my Prius 2010 @ Air conditioning @ sunny days 75-80* plus adriving trips..
How the fuck do you read this? Have you ever heard of a period?!?!
I live in Texas. The MPG does drop during the summer but not that much. 90’s are cool days here.
OMG! Videos this old should be deleted and the info updated. 2010 was like 100 years ago when it comes to hybrid technology.
This is one pale white guy
bravo
Honda can go on EV, I am getting 52 mpg
Does NOT charge battery in neutral
we have a lot of hybrids. .but confused about mild and prius hybrid
I’ve heard them called series and parallel hybrids. In parallel hybrids the engine and electric motor are separate. Either can move the car. In series hybrids the engine only turns off when the vehicle isn’t moving. But it still provides a lot of assistance to the engine. I read this years ago when I bought my 2009 Civic Hybrid. The Honda Accord gets a little better mileage than the Camry Hybrid now. I don’t know if series hybrids still exist.
@bigtruck guy you are wrong. I have 2007 honda hybrid and it drives on certain conditions on electric motor only. It depends on vehicle speed throttle position, AC load etc. But on my daily drive to work i have a fragment of road ~800m on which it always shuts down engine and drive on electricity only.
Is a Hyundai Ionic a “mild” hybrid or a “full” hybrid?
Just like my KIA Niro, it's a FULL hybrid. They drive in full electric mode, and use the gas engine to supplement the electric engine/charge the battery.
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I saw a video where a guy sleeps in his Prius while on the road. He just sets the climate control and it automatically turns on/off the motor to keep the battery charged. Does that apply for other hybrids? I mean could I go camping in an SUV hybrid and not have to worry about getting too hot or cold at night?
Love Toyota puris
... but can't spell it.
Toyota Honda Ford
A big 10q !! Man
Super helpful
Thank you
well explained
Great vid and knowledge
Great video
Actually, riddled with errors.
Graham Davies what are the errors?
I still want to make the switch, but as most of my traveling to and from work is on the freeway, i feel i should look at the gas mileage of an equivalent 1.8L Toyota Corolla Fielder or Wish to work out if I save on gas or if it makes no difference.
My family now has 4 hybrids, a 2008 Camry, a 2009 Civic, a 2015 Prius and a 2016 C-Max. Great technology! I love all of them. You get free energy. During normal city driving, regenerative braking recharges the battery using otherwise wasted energy. The engine rarely comes on just to charge the battery. It comes on and off as needed while driving. My best mileage is driving on country roads at about 50-60 mph. Another plus is the brakes last forever.
The good and bad thing about hybrids is the technology. You can’t just take them to your regular mechanic. They’re really complex. The electric parts and the hybrid battery will eventually need to be replaced. From what I’ve read they should last at least 150,000 miles. Some have lasted twice that. Repairs and battery replacement will be expensive. Maybe more than the car’s worth. Considering everything I still think hybrid cars are a great deal.
clear as mud
1. Most of them are gay
2.the laferrai is a Hybrid and has a V12 and it pollutes alot
3. The new Acura NSX is a full hybrid
4. The batteries are heavy
5. Go buy a plug-in Hybrid
Matthew McCreary: Judgmental, insensitive, politically incorrect, socially inept, pushy person much? Ill considered advisement as well. Just sayin
Toyotas are best, thats it
Matthew McCreary :
1. This is probably true. My Prius is definitely attracted to other cars of the same make and model. Since I bought my first Prius in 2001 a large proportion of my family and friends have followed suit.
2. The purpose of hybrid technology in performance cars is not to make them as environmentally friendly as a family car. It may be just to extract more money from the wealthy idiots that buy them.
3. True, according to a reasonable definition of the term. I disagree with the video on this point.
4. The batteries are not heavy enough to increase the total car weight. Other components become lighter (for example, the smaller fuel tank).
5. This contradicts your fourth point. Not everyone can afford then nor will benefit from the short electric range.
@@grahamdavies8924 very intelligent friends I would say.
You forgot to mention Kia.
This video came out before KIA started building Hybrids.
ON THE LEXUS RX 450,
1. Is that a Full or Mild Hybrid ?
2. What type of Fuel does it takes ?
3. Do you have to charge them ?
Jamaican Egyptian Its not a hybrid unless it is the RX450h
This is not necessarily true. The fact is is that a Hybrid does indeed work in low speeds, HOWEVER, the battery only last so long and once the battery is drained, the engine kicks on.
My old Ford Escape Hybrid went into EV mode for anything lower than 40 mph as long as there is a charge on the battery. Same is true with my new Toyota Highlander Hybrid, do as such you describe IRT EV mode.
Main thing you need to know is that you will overpay enough money to overweight savings on fuel you are going to get.
How do you skip over plug in hybrids. My Chevy Volt travels 65 miles on the electric motor/battery Then the gas engine seamlessly starts. Adding another 250 plus miles to its range. Dynamic braking adds more electric powered miles. These hybrids he speaks of are toys compared to the Volt. I suppose every little bit helps but 1 mile on EV power seems pretty lame. I look forward to Honda’s Clarity another plug in hybrid. Plug in Hybrids are far and away the most functional hybrids on the road. I’m happy to report our Volt has had every EV mile produced by our home’s Solar Array.
After all of GM's hard work they dropped probably one of the best cars they make the Volt, because they only sold 20,000 cars, bet they sold out to China and will be selling China Hybrids, really smart management no wonder they went broke and Obama funded them with our tax payer dollars...
john is no longer the editor i miss him at greencarreports
How to spend about a minute to say absolutely NOTHING - I gave up at that point
He fails to mention that because the hybrid battery needs to heat up, tge hybrid system is not that great for short trips around town.
Good info
I have a question please.. I replaced the companation screen for my prius 2005 an it keep burning out again I don't understand what is going on??
How many miles to change timing belt on prius?
Troy Tanw depends, since the newer generations (2 and above) don't have timing belts
I went to New York and was rather disappointed to find that nearly all the yellow cabs were Prius "best in urban usage" as the man says. All those massive gas-guzzling cabs that represented NYC to me, gone.
Neil Barnett I don't understand why you are disappointed.
I think he’s saying that the iconic New York taxi cab has gone and he misses them. Hey, so have the hookers in Times Square... miss them too??
I got rear ended by an old 97 Toyota Tacoma. I had a 2005 Honda Civic hybrid. Had it for over 2 years and kept it in tip top shape. Never needed any serious repairs. 47k miles when I bought it and 60k after I got hit. Anyway the next day my car wouldn’t start at all. So I imagine the electric components aren’t as durable as the man says. My car took a shit on rear impact
1. No gals will sit in ur car.
2. Thats it.
723lion why? I've had girls love how quite Lucille is. If you ask me, it's more about the driver than the type of car.. tough luck bud.
what? is that English?
723lion Wrong
Lmao
I dont know where you live but girls are interested in fucking my cock. Not my car.