Upgrading your older automatic for a new one may workout cheaper for you.
Hybrid vehicles can be cheaper to run compared to traditional petrol and diesel cars.
Fuel efficiency is a big competent went it comes to how affordable a vehicle is to run, hybrid cars combine a petrol engine with an electric motor allowing them to use less fuel and run off electricity instead. There are different types of hybrid engines.
Due to the hybrid element of the vehicle it lowers emissions, emitting less CO2 and harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. This makes the vehicle eco-friendly and also lowers your road tax comparted to a fully petrol or diesel engine!
Regenerative breaking is another big component of an hybrid engine that not many people are aware of, the hybrid engine converts breaking energy into electricity to recharge the battery, this also reduces wear on the breaks helping them last longer unlike a petrol or diesel engine, as well as improving efficiency of the vehicle all over.
Lower fuel costs is a big benefit of a hybrid vehicle, since hybrids rely partly on electricity for their power alongside petrol It lowers the cost of fuel as you aren’t using as much. The regenerative breaking also means you don’t have to charge the vehicle as often as a fully electric vehicle due to the vehicle recovering energy whilst moving.
Since PHEVs rely on the electric motor for a significant portion of driving, the petrol engine is used less, reducing maintenance needs like oil changes and break replacements. This help keeps maintenance costs down compared to petrol and diesel engines.
The Toyota Yaris is a hybrid petrol engine, it is well known for its fuel economy. With its regenerative breaking the engine saves between 20-35% of fuel per tank, this works out to 8.4-14.7 litres of fuel. They have been the leader of hybrid technology since 1997, with the Toyota Yaris being voted one of the best small cars of 2024 according to carwow for its hybrid engine.
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