Posts Tagged ‘hybrid’
Toyota exhibit of the FT-HS Hybrid sports concept car at the 2007 Detroit auto show.
Recently confirmed by Best Car magazine as the next gen Supra !
http://www.7tune.com/2011-hybrid-supra-successor/
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The number of Hybrid Cars registered in America last year set a record.
The high cost of gasoline is one reason for the surge in demand, but other elements are technology and variety, KMBC’s Micheal Mahoney reported.
“Now that we’re looking at $4 a gallon gas, these are up to about 35 to 40 percent of our sales,” car dealer Ray Adams said.
Hybrid vehicles have smaller gasoline engines that are supplemented by electric motors, which are recharged. The electric batteries for the hybrids are now coming with longer warranties and replaceable elements.
However, folks need to change the way the drive to improve the mile-per-gallon ratio.
“Smooth (driving) — not really punching it, is the best way if you want to get 45 to 50 miles per gallon,” Adams said.
While most car sales went down in 2007, hybrid registration jumped up 38 percent. Overall, hybrids are 2 percent of the American market.
The Toyota Prius is the dominant hybrid vehicle in America, but there are more models than there used to be.
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Volvo’s ReCharge Concept, a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors, can drive an estimated 100 kilometers before the vehicle’s four-cylinder Flexifuel engine is needed to power the car and recharge the battery. When driving beyond the car’s battery life, fuel consumption may vary from 0 to 5.5 liters per 100 km depending on the distance driven. Volvo researchers say the ReCharge Concept can lower carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 66 percent compared to other hybrids. In addition to operating on battery energy, the ReCharge Concept can also accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 9 seconds and reach top speeds of 160 km/h. The vehicle, which will debut in a specially-designed Volvo C30 at the IAA motor show in Frankfurt, was developed at the Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center in Camarillo, CA.
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Aired: April 14, 2008 on FOX (KTBC) Austin News
Description: “A new hybrid-electric technology could be the car of the future… it is now touring the U.S. and is headed up east for Earth Day in Washington D.C.”
150 miles per gallon SUV.
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Hybrid cars are sometimes called the gas-electric vehicle is different from electric cars. The latter is only using electricity usually stored on rechargeable batteries.
To make hybrid cars more efficient, some manufacturers have put in place a periodic shut off mechanism which means that the engine temporarily shut off when it is stuck into traffic and automatically starts when you moved a gear.
The top 10 most fuel efficient hybrid cars as of 2008 release by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Top hybrid cars you have Honda Civic hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid 2WD, Mazda Tribute Hybrid 2WD, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Corolla, Honda Fit, Nissan Versa,Scion XD and Hyundai Accent..
Go to http://top-hybridcars.blogspot.com for the number fuel efficient Hybrid Cars.
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