The History Of The Green Car

Ten years ago there was hardly anyone interested in this idea at all. There were only two to choose from – the original Honda Insight and the gawkily styled 1997 Mark I Prius – and both attracted small numbers of buyers.

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.

Altough a lot of these cars include hyrdrogen powered fuel cells and battery powered motors they all face some serious upgrading before they get close to the normal cars.

Something that has turned out to be better 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.

Instead, electric cars are limited, literally, by battery technology that today allows a modest city car a range of no more than 80 to 100 miles compared to the 300 miles-plus of a conventional car.

100 miles is more than enough for most small journeys which is why these cars are great if you live within a city but if you do not then bad luck. The new Vauxhall which is set to be released in 2012 is set to be one of the big compromises when it comes to the green car.

The great thing about this car is that for the first 40 miles the car actually runs on electricty alone which of course is more than enough for someone living in the city.

Everything will be a lot easier to do including the charging of the car itself once more and more people start to buy these cars. The present Government talks of incentives of up to £5,000, while London mayor Boris Johnson aims to make the capital a lead city in the adoption of the electric car.

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 TT Roadster

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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