Have you ever watched that old cartoon "The Jetsons"? It's fabulous. As a child I was positive that by the time I was old enough to get behind the wheel of a car I'd be behind the wheel of one of those self propelled flying cars that the Jetsons drove all over the place. And I have to admit while I'm at it that I always wanted to access the inter city transit that Judy Jetson got to take to the mall. You know...the suction tubes that sucked you right up where you were and spit you right out where you wanted to go? But it wasn't meant to be. I've never found an inter city transit system like the one on the Jetsons and when I took my driver's test it wasn't in a flying car. It was a Honda Civic.
Not that I wasn't ecstatic the day I got my driver's license. Of course I was! The Honda Civic performed beautifully! More beautifully than I did, actually. (The man conducting my test must have felt bad when he told me I'd been speeding for a large majority of the test so he told me he'd mark it down as "failure to observe surroundings adequately" and I'd only lose a few points and still pass. Whew!) That little Honda Civic was great: no nonsense, sturdy, and there when I needed it. Not a space car, but a good car nonetheless!
When the Honda Civic was converted into a Hybrid vehicle it was taken one step closer to the flying car of the future (at least that's what I secretly dream)! The Hybrid gives me hope that we're evolving toward the futuristic cars we've been dreaming of in our cartoons and science fiction for years. It gives me hope because the Hybrid function is pretty impressive. It's the future that we have available today.
The Hybrid cars have spent a bit of time on the market already and that time has been spent well; adjusting and evolving to meet the needs of consumers so that they are ever more popular year after year. They are particularly more popular during times of high gas prices!
Here's how the Hybrid works. The 1.3 liter, 95 bhp engine is constantly connected to the electric motor because the motor participates as part of the flywheel. So the crankshaft is constantly revolving even when power is being drawn straight (and only) from the electric motor.
The Honda Civic Hybrid has inlet and exhaust valves that are always shut to lower mechanical resistance. This allows no compressions or pumping losses. The regenerative braking is another notable feature of the Hybrid function. Using regenerative braking the Hybrid recovers energy when drivers use the brake pedal by using the electric motor as a generator. These features and many more work together to provide Honda Civic Hybrid drivers not only with an alternative to traditional fuel, but with a typical average fuel consumption that falls right around 58 miles per gallon!
About the Author:
Rebecca Worthlin has the information buyers need to make the most informed Honda car deal. And all her industry "know how" leads her straight to the most super Honda inventory of all: SanTan Honda Superstore of Chandler!
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