Desonie (131) indicate that a developing solution for decreasing pollution is the use of hybrid cars. The author notes that the developing solution that will pave wave way for the reduction in pollution is from gas engine cars. Hybrid cars make use of an electric motor, a battery that can be recharged, and an internal ignition engine. In terms of pollution, it is indicated that the gas engine car has to burn gasoline to produce energy in the internal ignition engine. Once the motorists applies the brakes, it losses the kinetic energy with which it had while in motion. The result is a waste of fuel, which is produced as dangerous release form the tailpipe in form of gas that is described as pollution. However, when hybrid cars are looked at, the opposite occurs. They do have an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline. However, once the breaks are applied, they have a mechanism that collects the kinetic energy, which could have been lost. The collected energy is used to recharge the battery. The result is a cut on the production of harmful gases that are pollutants in nature. In addition, the battery functions as a booster during acceleration, which reduces the amount of gas burnt. When compared to gas engine cars, the opposite is true because a gas engine car will burn more fuel when accelerated and produce more pollutant gases as a result. Most importantly, to cut on pollution, hybrid cars utilize the battery and the electric motor when all conditions are appropriate like continuous speed, which significantly cuts on pollution. That is why Desonie writes that “Because they make limited use of their combustion engine, hybrids reduce snog 90% or more, and greenhouse emissions by more than half.” (131). Hence, it is evident that hybrid cars produce less pollution than gas engine cars, which is a plus considering the effect these pollutant gases have been said to have on the environment.
Work Cited
Desonie, Dana. Atmosphere: Air Pollution and Its Effects. New York: Infobase Pulishing, 2007. Print.
