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Common Misconceptions about Cars

Whether you have got a high tech car or a regular budget car, there are no exceptions to misconceptions related to cars. Let's face it! All of us have our own misconceptions regarding various things and among them are our misconceptions about cars. While some of them may tickle your funny bone, others could be real serious.

Here are some of the very popular misconceptions about cars, ordinary cars, hybrid cars and electric cars, which we would try to clear for you.

A car is always going to have a break down during an emergency

Well, a car may break down during an emergency or otherwise. And this has nothing to do with movies, alright. A car will break down if it has not been serviced for a long time. So it is advised that you go for regular servicing rather than waiting for an emergency to knock on your car's door.

There are no hydrogen powered car ideas in the market:

We talk about environmentally friendly cars and all the cynics raise their heads in unison and question their existence in real life. So here is the piece of information that will shatter this misconception of yours. Many global car manufacturers like BMW, Honda, and Mercedes are working bringing their hydrogen-powered concept cars to the production front. They definitely have the blueprints, and you should not be surprised if one of them actually makes it to the production.

Stocks of hydrogen fuel will get depleted very soon

This is another misconception which is totally untrue. Some people, who are interested in knowing about hydrogen fuel as the future fuel technology, are apprehensive that the hydrogen supplies are going to get exhausted like any other natural resource. So here is something to bust that myth. Hydrogen is made with the help of natural gas. And the stocks for natural gas are available to us in abundance. So we are going to have easy access to hydrogen as a fuel in the future.

A hybrid car battery does not last very long:

Many people believe that electric car batteries do not last very long and you may have to change them quite often. Well, it is not so. The car manufacturers give a good warranty period on the batteries, which lasts for a very long time.

Hybrid cars are definitely not a value for money, because they have to be charged

The moment we think of hybrids, we instantly assume that the battery would need to be plugged in. Let's debunk that as well. Hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid do not require to be plugged in at all. Surprising, isn't it! The battery in these cars is charged through regenerative braking and the engine when it runs low. However, since they don't run entirely on battery, they need to be refueled like other conventional cars. The battery recharges through the spinning of the electric motor. SO the more you drive your hybrid car, the faster it gets charged.

Hybrid cars are slow

This could be partly true. Earlier hybrid models, indeed, accelerated slowly but they always benefited from the torque generated by the electric motors. New high horsepower hybrids like Honda Accord Hybrid, Lexus RX 400h, and Ford Escape Hybrid actually accelerate as well as their conventional counterparts, while still giving a fuel economy that will put their counterparts to shame. In fact a few performance hybrids have been even designed that can outperform their non-hybrid competitors.

Electric cars are unsafe

Many people believe that they are at a risk of electric shock while charging their electric car. This is totally wrong! Hybrid and electric cars have systems that cut power and break the circuit in case of accidents, short circuits or power surges. And here is the shocker, even if you drown an electric car in water, nothing will happen apart from the power cut from the batteries.

Charging electric cars is a hassle

Actually charging an electric car is as much hassle as charging your mobile phones. You can charge your electric car in sockets of 240 volts.

You can hotwire your car if you lose your car keys

You can blame this on the movies once again. A popular myth inherited from years of movie watching. The new car design does not allow for such conveniences. So you can be sure that you cannot hotwire your car under any circumstances.

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