Honda Civic Hybrid Costs 8 Lac Rs Less than what it was
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- Date: Nov 13,2008
| Honda Civic Hybrid informed yesterday that it has slashed its price by 8 lac rs from Rs 21.5 Lac to 13.36 Lac .If they have slashed like 8 lacs im not sure how much profit margin they would have kept on this Hybrid version of Civic. |
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They Launched this version in June but sorry they have only sold like 60 cars till date.But the normal petrol version was not this costly and it sold like 5,236 units in the first seven months of the year.Anyway we will see the response for this price cut soon .
Some question you might have about Hybrid version of this car.
1) How does the Hybrid work, what does Hybrid mean?
Honda started development work on their Hybrid system in 1990. The Civic Hybrid uses the Honda Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology in which the internal combustion engine is directly connected to and assisted by an electric motor. The system itself is compact and as a result of the electric motor being directly connected, a smaller battery and inverters can be used. During acceleration, the electric motor will assist the engine, providing greater fuel economy and lower emissions. As soon as the brakes are applied to slow the vehicle down, the engine’s four cylinders are shut off allowing energy to be captured instead of wasted to re-charge the battery. When the car comes to a stop, the engine switches off, conserving energy. It re-starts automatically as soon as the brake pedal is released. One of the new features of Honda’s new Civic Hybrid system is that during low-speed cruising, it is possible for all 4 cylinders to be shut off and the Civic Hybrid to cruise on the electric motor alone.
2) Do the Hybrid batteries need charging?
The Civic Hybrid system has been developed so you don’t have to do anything different. The battery is automatically charged when the car is slowing, travelling downhill or braking. The vehicle is able to re-capture energy which is normally lost through friction when braking and use this energy to re-charge the battery. Remember, when the battery is not in use it’s being recharged by the electric motor. There is an override in the system that means you will always have at least 20% power in the battery. So you’ll find there’s no need to plug your car in to charge at the end of the day.