Car News: The rising prices of petrol and diesel and the air of polluted cities have forced people to go towards electric vehicles. There has been a rapid increase in sales of electric vehicles in the last few years. This is the reason why companies have launched new models. On the other hand, companies have also launched hybrid vehicles. The sale of these cars is also almost equal to electric cars. There are many people who still like hybrid cars more than electric cars. Let's know why hybrid cars are people's first choice compared to electric cars?
Nowadays there are three types of cars in the market. The first petrol or diesel car which has been going on for years. These cars run with petrol or diesel. The other are electric cars, which are charged with electricity. In these, the motor remains instead of the engine, which takes electricity from the battery in the car. She comes at number three. Hybrid cars which are a combination of petrol car and electric car. These cars run only through petrol, but they also have electric motors and batteries.
There are three types of hybrid cars. The purpose of these cars is to reduce fuel consumption. These include mild hybrid, strong hybrid and plug-in hybrid car. Mild hybrid cars have low capacity batteries. This battery increases the mileage of the car. Strong hybrid cars use high power batteries. These batteries are charged with energy generated from the engine and increase the mileage by powering the wheels of the car back. The third plug-in is hybrid cars, which are charged by plug-in. This car runs using more electricity and gives better mileage.
According to data from automotive analytics and consulting firm Jato Dynamics, sales of electric cars increased to 1,13,441 units in 2024, as compared to 95,859 units in 2023. During this time period, the sale of hybrid vehicles has also been seen. In India, 87,519 units of hybrid cars were sold in India, while it increased to 1,03,252 units in 2024.
The range of existing electric cars in India is not very much at the moment, cars which have high range are also high. There is a lack of charging infrastructure during a long journey. There is no charging station everywhere. Therefore, people avoid buying electric cars. Hybrid cars can easily travel long with more mileage. Apart from this, there is no need to install separate charging points in the house for hybrid cars, while separate charging points are required for electric cars.
