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We're certain to see more makes and models offered as hybrid technology catches on. Which models are you hoping to see offered next?
| http://www.airforcetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1195137.php | |
| Are there any plans besides GM's for hybrid pickup trucks? I drive a Ford Sport- Trac and would be very interested in a similar type vehicle if available with hybrid technology | |
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| I know this sounds whacked, but it makes a lot of sense. Most cop cars spend lots of time idling. They are parked with the engine on why? To run the AC and all the electronics and so they can get going in a hurry. A hybrid can go from a standing start with all its torque from 0 rpm and has tons of battery power for all those gadgets. I know conservative, built like a brick house rep of the crown vic/intercepter will never give way to a hybrid, but it ever there was a right application for this technology its this. | |
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From this page: http://www.greencarcongress.com/hybrids/index.html Rumors Rampant: Next-Gen 94MPG Prius by 2008? April 10, 2006 The UK’s AutoExpress reports that Toyota’s fuel economy target for the upcoming next-generation Prius is 40 kilometers/liter (2.5 l/100km, or 94 mpg US), and that the automaker is striving to have the new Prius on the road as early as 2008. According to a Toyota engineer quoted by the publication, the entire electrical system is being redesigned to improve the fuel economy, and the automaker is working to switch to a lithium-ion battery system from the NiMH pack used in the current Prius. At 94 mpg, the redesigned Prius would approach the lower end of the projected 100–150 mpg fuel consumption of EDrive’s aftermarket plug-in Prius. (Earlier post.) The EDrive conversion currently carries a price tag of about $12,000 in addition to the cost of the base Prius.
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Replying to: larsb (Apr 23, 2006 8:30 am) |
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| GM states in local paper that a hybrid will be offered in 2007, does anyone have any knowledge of this event and what kind of hybrid will be offered? | |
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| Hybrid to my knowledge will be based on Ecotec 4 and similar to the current system in VUE (motor/alternator, small battery system). | |
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Do not underestimate hybrids Sure, maybe hybrid interest has dropped for some hybrids, but it's almost impossible to claim interest has dropped for Toyota's hybrids. Ultimately, as with my first computer, the future of hybrids will simply come down to cost and benefits. The costs of hybrids - at least Toyota's - are coming down as the benefits of using less gas, fighting foreign oil dependency and global warming are going up. Back in the 80's, declining interest in the Commodore 64 didn't mean the death of computers. It just meant the best of computer technology moved forward, such as Apple and Microsoft. Good thing Bill Gates and Steve Jobs didn't listen to the Commodore 64 and computer critics of the '80s. "Why would you want a computer," my mom asked back in the 80's. Yet, today, even my retired mom owns a computer. Soon, "Why would you want a hybrid," will be as dumb of a question. |
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