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Hybrid Cars - The Motive Power Behind The World's Salvation?

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Hybrid Cars - The Motive Power Behind The World's Salvation? explores the pivotal role hybrid and electric vehicles play in the preservation of our planet's ecosystem, particularly in sustaining human life. Although hybrid cars serve as a significant step forward, they are likely to be superseded... Read More
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Hybrid Cars - The Motive Power Behind The World's Salvation? explores the pivotal role hybrid and electric vehicles play in the preservation of our planet's ecosystem, particularly in sustaining human life. Although hybrid cars serve as a significant step forward, they are likely to be superseded by vehicles utilising completely renewable energy sources as technology advances.

It's plausible that electricity and hydrogen will become the dominant energy sources, though other innovations could also emerge. Hybrid and electric cars are transforming the automotive landscape, offering numerous advantages over the traditional internal combustion engine.

One of the primary benefits of these vehicles is environmental sustainability. Electric cars produce zero tailpipe emissions, significantly reducing air pollution and carbon footprint. As the world confronts climate change, transitioning to electric vehicles is a crucial step in mitigating environmental impact.

Moreover, these vehicles excel in energy efficiency. Hybrid cars combine an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, optimising fuel consumption and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Electric cars, powered solely by electricity, are highly energy efficient and provide cost savings over time. Advances in battery technology have extended their ranges and reduced charging times, easing concerns about range anxiety.

Beyond environmental and economic benefits, hybrid and electric cars offer a smoother and quieter driving experience. The instant torque delivery in electric motors enhances acceleration, making these vehicles not only eco-friendly but also performance-oriented.

As governments around the world incentivise the adoption of cleaner technologies, the advantages of hybrid and electric cars position them as the driving force behind the future of sustainable and efficient transportation.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788835462194

Publisher: Tektime

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 March 2026

Imprint: Tektime

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 82g

Pages: 74

About the Author

Owen Jones, Amazon Best-Selling author from Barry, Wales, has lived in several countries and travelled in many more. While studying Russian in the USSR in the `70`s, he hobnobbed with spies on a regular basis. After university, in Suriname, he got caught up in the 1982 coup, when he was accused of being a mercenary. Later, while a company director, he joined the crew of four as the galley slave to sail from Barry to Gibraltar on a home-made concrete yacht during Desert Storm. En voyage, the yacht was almost rammed by a Russian oil tanker, and an American aircraft carrier - The Atlantic Challenger. Since 2004, he has lived mainly in the UK, Spain and Thailand. He now leads a somewhat quieter life in his wife`s remote, northern farming village writing, editing and increasing the number of translations, and narrations of his novels. As he says: "Born in the Land of Song, living in the Land of Smiles".

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