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Hybrid Car Batteries: Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2006 Green Car of the Year
Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2006 was named Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal. That's all well and dandy, but why didn't the mechanically identical Ford Escape Hybrid also share the award?Additional information on the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid can be found on Green Car Journal Online, at www.greencar.com.
Hot Rod Hybrids?
"Alternative Energy" "Fuel Economy" hybrids "Custom Cars/Hot Rods" Is your Prius properly pumped? In the grand old tradition of exacting more performance from one's vehicles, some enterprising hybrid owners are adding battery packs with plug-in leads to maximize the time the car runs on its electric motors. For example, electrical engineer Roy Gamban of San Francisco (where else?) has added eighteen cells to his Prius, which he charges via roof-mounted solar cells at his home. When the auxiliary batteries are discharged after about 20 miles, the car flips back to normal hybrid operation, giving him an average of around 96 mpg. Hot Rod Heirs Customise Cars to Give 300mpg [Telegraph, UK] Related: Supercapacitors to Offer Hybrid Energy Boost? [Internal]
Mainstream News :: 250 MPG Car invented in Garage
Author: The Founder Subject: 250 MPG Car invented in Garage Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:06 pm (GMT -7) Topic Replies: 8 CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) - Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage. It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret - a stack of 18 brick-sized batteries that boosts the car's high mileage with an extra electrical charge so it can burn even less fuel. Gremban, an electrical engineer and committed environmentalist, spent several months and $3,000 tinkering with his car. Full Story _________________ Quote: History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. - Ronald Reagan, Address to the Nation, Jan 16, 1984
Personalize and Make Your Cellphone Unique With New Addition of Belt Holsters, Headsets, Car Kit & of Lithium Ion Batteries
Recently www.easyaccessories.com has just added new range of Belt Holsters, Headsets, Self-Install Handfree Car Kit & Install Handfree Car kit as well as there is also the addition of Lithium Ion Batteries for popular cellphone models. [PRWEB Jun 11, 2005]
How Much Does A Hybrid Car Battery Cost? Replacing A Hybrid Car Battery.
The topic of hybrid battery costs seems to be coming around again so I figured it was time to do some updating. Since there have been some consumers that have recently replaced the hybrid batteries in their Honda Insights, I...
Experimental Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 Mpg
Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage. It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret ? a stack of 18 brick-sized batteries that boosts the car's high mileage with an extra electrical charge so it can burn even less fuel. Gremban, an electrical engineer and committed environmentalist, spent several months and $3,000 tinkering with his car. So far, DaimlerChrysler AG is the only company that has committed to building its own plug-in hybrids, quietly pledging to make up to 40 vans for U.S. companies. But Toyota Motor Corp. officials who initially frowned on people altering their cars now say they may be able to learn from them.
A test drive of Honda's new fuel-cell-powered car shows that hybrid vehicles aren't the only option
I'm supposed to be paying close attention to the fuel gauge--but other parts of the car are much more interesting. The accelerator, for instance. This week's test vehicle is Honda's hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car, the FCX, and it's much peppier around town than a typical economy car. It feels and sounds different, too. Since the hydrogen powers an electric motor rather than an internal combustion engine, there's no rumble, only the faint hum of machinery. As I accelerate, the FCX feels more like a tram than a car, smooth and steady, without the jolt of shifting gears. One oddity is a ghostly warble that intensifies as I speed up, like bad sound effects from a Scooby-Doo cartoon.
Hybrid Car Comparison - MPG and Price
I've added a new hybrid car comparison table that includes all 11 of the current hybrid cars and hybrid SUVs. The table is meant as a quick reference and it lists three basic items; the city mpg, the hwy mpg...
May to June 2005 Hybrid Car Sales Figures
The figures for May to June 2005 Hybrid Car sales are up at MixedPower.com. Looking good![What Do YOU Think? Comment on this Post!] [Testify!]
VW's Car/Bike Hybrid Shifts Like a Rocket
Responding to consumer demand for high-mileage vehicles, Volkswagen on Thursday previewed a sport car/motorcycle hybrid that goes from 0-60 in less than 5.7 seconds and gets 50 miles to the gallon. Unveiled at the 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show, the GX3 is a three-wheeler (two at the front, one at back) that accommodates two helmeted passengers. Though only a concept, Volkswagen said the machine could go into production very soon and cost less than $17,000. Volkswagen, Europe's largest car maker, said the vehicle blends the comfort of a sports car with the speed and fuel consumption of a motorbike. Based on a four-cylinder engine driving the back wheel, the GX3 will accelerate as fast as high-performance racers, the company claimed. It will also be allowed on California's car-pool lanes because it would be classed as a motorcycle.
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