If they do, where can I get one?
not yet, but in 2 or 3 years keep your eyes open.
I need a list of all or most of the major car companies that sell hybrid cars. It’s for my history project =D
Companies currently offering Hybrid Cars:
Toyota – Prius, Camry, Highlander, Lexus LS-h, GS-h, RX-h.
Nissan – Altima Hybrid
Ford – Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid.
Honda – Civic Hybrid. (new Insight hybrid next year).
GM – Chevy Malibu, Tahoe, Saturn Aura, Vue, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade.
Chrysler – Aspen Hybrid.
The only two hybrid cars that have no regular-car counterpart are the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. All the other hybrids are regular cars modified to receive a hybrid drivetrain.
Mercedes Benz, BMW and other carmakers are not currently offering hybrids, but will starting next year.
The problem with hybrid and electric vehicles is the battery, so, do the gas savings (the money you save on gas) provided by a hybrid vehicle outweigh the cost of a $2000.00 replacement lithium car batery?
I’m not sure where you get that $2000 replacement battery figure.
For a Prius (which uses NiMh batteries), the battery is supposed to last the lifetime of the car. Priuses used as taxis have over 250,000 miles on the original batteries.
For a fully electric car which puts more strain on the battery, certainly it won’t last as long.
One thing to consider is that an electric car costs about 2-3 cents per mile to recharge. A Prius costs 9 cents per mile with gas at $4.50 per gallon. A 30 mpg car costs 15 cents per mile. So with the electric car, you’re saving about 12 cents per mile, depending what car you compare it to.
So in fuel costs, you’ll save $2000 in 16,667 miles over the 30 mpg gas car. Just a bit over a year’s worth of driving.
Of course, that’s not all there is to it. There’s also the initial cost of the car, maintenance costs (lower for electrics, which have fewer parts), etc. But if you’re just comparing fuel savings to battery cost, yes, the electric car is worth it.
What I mean is won’t the current owners of the big twin HD Bikes be looked upon in a negative matter that they are the leading cause of wasting fuel, contributing to pollution and global warming?
Everybody else is driving fuel efficient cars and trying to save the planet from destruction, but the Harley Davidson bikes that get maybe 25 MPG and spit out toxic C02 mixed with oil from the exhaust.
Will there be protests where people will take sledge hammers and smash those horrible HD’s?
Maybe they will be judged as motorcycles that get better gas mileage than the higher revving imports.
