Winston-Salem Business Magazine - October 2007 - (Page 29) PHOTO COURTESY OF TOYOTA CORP. Another great feature of buying a hybrid is that you may be able to get a federal tax credit when you buy one. setups into one system that leverages both gas power and electric power. But how can this smaller engine provide the power your car needs to keep up with the more powerful cars on the road? Let’s compare a car like the Chevy Camaro, with its big V-8 engine, to our hybrid car with its small gas engine and electric motor. The engine in the Camaro has more than enough power to handle any driving situation. The engine in the hybrid car is powerful enough to move the car along on the freeway but when it needs to get the car moving in a hurry, or go up a steep hill, it needs help. That “help” comes from the electric motor and battery — this system steps in to provide the necessary extra power. Besides a smaller, more efficient engine, today’s hybrids use many other tricks to increase fuel efficiency. Some of those tricks will help any type of car get better mileage and some only apply to a hybrid. To squeeze every last mile out of a gallon of gasoline, a hybrid car can: Steering wheel-integrated audio controls Push button start Onboard energy monitor/economy display. Back-up camera display. JBL Audio Display. Voice-Activated DVD Navigation System. Steering wheel-integrated Bluetooth® controls Electronic touch-control shift lever PHOTO COURTESY OF TOYOTA CORP. WINSTON-SALEM BUSINESS | 29
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