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If you think back ten years you will know there was no one interested in this brand new idea. At the start there were actually only two types of these cars you could even buy and both of these really didnt seem to attract too much attention.
Although a hybrid does emmit less C02 than a normal car it is a long way off from emitting no C02 altogether which is why it is only at its first stage.
The big problem is that although a lot of these cars feature hydrogen powered fuel cells and the battery powered electric motor they all face some upgrades before they will compete with the normal cars.
More promising is the electric car. Fuel cell vehicles are really coming along and with the right funding they could actually start to take over from the normal cars as many people are strong believers in saving the environment.
The major problem when it comes to electric car is the distance of which they can travel, it is only around 100 miles whereas the normal car is around 300 plus.
In fact, 80 to 100 miles is more than enough for most daily commutes, but a recharge time of several hours makes long journeys impractical. Which is why General Motors’ “range-extending” Vauxhall Ampera (aka the Chevrolet Volt) offers a promising compromise when it goes on sale in 2012.
For the first 40 miles of your journey the car will actually run on pure electricty which of course means that for any normal city dweller you will not need any fuel at all.
The ease of recharging it, and pure electric cars, is likely to be improved by policies intended to encourage electric car ownership. The mayor of London wishes to make the capital one of the leaders in the world when it comes to the electric car and will give up to £5000 if you are thinking about buying one.
However until such a green car comes out that is actually worth going after something a bit less greener so why not look into Audi Cars or of course a Audi R8
Failing this you could even look into getting Used Cars however it is really up to you on what you do on this but I would say the best thing to do is just wait and see if things are actually going to get worse before you do anything.
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