The Chevy Volt

Hybrid cars have grown to be quite popular over the years as gas prices have sky-rocketed and one of the most known companies to market these cars has been Toyota. Sure, other companies such as GMC have cooperated with this change in technology but even more recently, Chevy came out with a new car, the Volt, to compete with the Japanese car we know as the Toyota Prius.

Chevrolet started their production with the Volt in December of 2010 but the car has been advertised greatly this year to generate more popularity. Below is a link to the new commercial for the 2012 Volt. 

2012 Chevy Volt Commercial

We already have many hybrids on the road but this car will be a great addition to the future of reducing the emissions of gas, a very well known air pollutant. To the environment mostly because it runs on gas after it runs out of electricity, rather then running on both all the time. As far as the specifications go for the fuel, the Volt is able to go up to 35 miles solely on battery and switches to gas when out of electricity, which runs at 35 MPG city and 40 MPG highway. The 2012 Prius, however, runs only 15 miles on electricity alone but in hybrid mode receives 49 MPG. 

In conclusion, it can be said that it doesn't necessarily matter which car someone may purchase to reduce the emissions of gas into the air as long as they are reducing their pollution. If someone drives a hybrid car, electric car, or an average car that drives over 40 miles with one gallon of gas, they are contributing to the health of the planet. It also doesn't matter which type of fuel efficient car one purchases because there is still a lot of competition in technology. Many consumers want to preserve the health of the atmosphere with fuel efficient cars but many more want to save money and with the competition in technology, the next car will always try to be better then the last in fuel efficiency.

References:
http://www.chevrolet.com/#sonic
http://www.toyota.com/