Hybrids Cars

What is hybrid tehnology?

A car is considered a hybrid car if it is powered by at least two different energy sources including a non-polluting. These non-polluting sources are: battery type rechargeable energy storage system “or RESS, hydrogen, compressed air, wind, human interaction, liquefied natural gas or solar energy. Currently, the most popular alternative energy sources are: hydrogen, electric batteries and solar energy.

What is the difference between a hybrid and an electric car?

The difference between a hybrid and an electric car is that the hybrid is equipped with two engines: one electric and one with fuel. These engines can work simultaneously on the go. Unlike a hybrid, electric vehicle is equipped with one engine that runs on batteries which can be charged with electricity. Hybrid cars reduces CO2 emission and electric cars does not emit pollutants.

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How can we recognize a hybrid car?

Hybrid car began to proliferate. There are more and more models and colors, more sizes and options. The question for which I try to give an answer is “How can we recognize a hybrid car?”. Below we have tried to offer some relevant answers:

1. after the reduced noise made by the car when it passes near you on the street

2. you may recognize a hybrid car by a special simbol placed behind the car

3. you don’t feel smell and do not see noxious

4. has a relatively new design as technology used is a new

5. you see it less often than the rest of the cars at filling stations

If there are other indicators, do not hesitate to bring completions.

How does a hybrid works?

The answer is relatively simple.
Hybrid cars are usually equipped with two engines: one normal running on fuel and one that uses battery power. The latter is usually used when the car runs at a speed between 1-80 km / h and when this speed is exceeded the transition is made automatically on engine that uses fuel. Thise driving conditions are quite justified considering that the areas with the highest degree of pollution are the cities and city travel speed is approximately between 1-80 km / h.
Batteries for Hybrid uses two sources of charge. The first source is the normal outlet and the second source is the energy of moving parts on the car (a principle similar to the dynamo).
Being a new technology, you can be sure it will enjoy steady improvement from car manufacturers.

 

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Are hybrids worth it?

How is $4 a gallon gas prices affecting you? Meet the driver of a hybrid car, who says it’s the best investment he’s made.

STRANGE CREATURES – genetic hybrids and mythological animals

Pictures and footage of AMAZING CREATURES. We see all sorts of genetic hybrids in the records left by our ancient ancestors. Our human scientists are just now repeating history as “gods of the new age,” by creating hybrid creatures in labs. Furthermore, many of the strange amazing creatures that were written off as mythology have now been proven REAL. The Kracken, a giant squid type creature was assumed to be nothing more than marine folklore… until a giant squid washed up on shore, that was as tall as a 6 story building (over 55 feet.) And many scoff at the loch Ness Monster or Champ from Lake Champlaign… yet you can see from these pictures that we have captured and photographed many GIGANTIC sea serpents and land serpents. Likewise, people disreguarded the biblical accounts of dragons and leviathon as mythology, as well as the accounts during the middle ages where people would stumble across dragons in remote caves/lairs. Yet the Chinese just recovered the remains of a huge winged reptile, exactly matching the dragon descriptions, from the sea, caught in a fishing net. That picture is in here as well. Furthermore, archeologists have recovered many Gigantic reptile skeletons, yet they refuse to admit they confirm the records of our ancestors about dragons, leviathon and other giant reptiles reigning on earth… instead they just call the dinosaurs, and dismiss all other evidence as mythology. I could go on and on, but the point is that this is a HUGE STRANGE universe …

Toyota Plug-in Hybrids Video – Kelley Blue Book Green

FOR MORE CAR VIDEOS & REVIEWS VISIT: www.kbb.com Toyota Plug-in Hybrids. 2010 Toyota Prius. Some will tell you that plug-in hybrids are the answer to the twin problems of global climate change and our reliance on foreign sources of oil. Since plug-ins can operate for substantial distances without the use of gasoline, they turn in phenomenal miles-per-gallon figures and when operating in electric mode they produce no carbon dioxide emissions and virtually no other emissions, for that matter. Despite this, no major vehicle manufacturer has yet brought a plug-in hybrid to market, though some – notably General Motors and Toyota – have announced plans to do so in the relatively near future. Recently we sat down with Toyota hybrid expert Jaycie Chitwood to get a better understanding of the real benefits plug-ins will bring, what the technical challenges are in building and owning plug-ins and, importantly, what they will cost. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit www.kbb.com today.

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The exploration of Hybrid Technologies by Modern Marvels on the History Channel

The Benefits Of Owning And Driving A Truck Or SUV And Get Good Fuel Efficiency With The New Hybrids

Depending on how old you are, you may remember the good old days, when you pulled into a gas station and someone came outside to help you. There you sat, comfortably behind the wheel, while the gas attendant filled your car with gas, (requested by gallons and not dollars), checked your oil, cleaned your windshield and thanked you for your patronage. You never worried about what type of weather it was, because you didn’t have to get out of the car to pump your gas. The attendant did it for you, so your clothes would stay as fresh as they were when you left the house. You could fill up your tank, hand over a ten dollar bill and actually get change back.

Unfortunately for everyone, those days are over. Now you sit in line behind other harried customers at the gas station and have to get out of the car, go inside to pay for the gas if you don’t want to use your credit card, then come back out and pump the gas yourself. Now people no longer say they want ten gallons of gas. That’s been changed to ten dollars worth of gas, if you please, and you clean your own windshields and check your own oil. Hopefully you won’t drip gas on your clothes or stain your hands when checking the oil level in your car.

When SUVs came on the market, it seemed like everyone just had to have one. Thanks to the cool commercials showing drivers zipping through Arctic weather or driving over treacherous terrain, they seemed just too cool to pass up. It became a status symbol to drive one, even though many of those who bought them lived in the suburbs where there was no danger of rough terrains and unpaved roads.

Now that the cost of gas has skyrocketed, many of those same people that drove their SUVs home from the dealership with a huge grin on their face, are now sobbing when its time to go to the gas station. These gas guzzlers now put a huge dent in their paychecks and no longer seem as attractive as they once did.

SUV and truck manufacturers recognized the need to produce vehicles that did not consume so much of the owner’s salary just to fuel it. They have come out with a line of Hybrid SUVs and trucks that are just as attractive as the other models but much more fuel efficient. Ford has presented the Escape Hybrid, Lexus is competing with its RX400 and Toyota has come out with its Highlander Models.

If you still want to drive an SUV, but not worry about the potential of filing for bankruptcy due to expensive fueling, then consider one of the Hybrid SUVs and trucks on the market. Your wallet will thank you.

A Guide to Hybrids Cars

Battery technology is undergoing extremely swift development. Previously, the batteries used were of the nickel-metal hydride type but in the most recent hybrid cars and also in the forthcoming models, lithium-ion batteries are fitted, giving longer range and better driving properties. Thus far, hybrid technology incurs considerable extra costs. Just how much depends on the variant chosen – the further you want to be able to drive on electric power, the more battery power is needed, which affects the car’s cost.

At present there are five different hybrid car variants. They are listed below from the lowest degree of electrification to the highest (battery sizes are examples and can vary).

1. Micro hybrid Often called a Micro HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle). A start/stop function means the engine switches off when the car is at a standstill and restarts when the driver presses the accelerator. This is possible owing to the installation of a more powerful starter motor (4 kilowatts) compared with the normal 1.4 kW. The battery is a regular 12 volt starter battery. According to NEDC (New European Driving Cycle – the European driving cycle used by all car manufacturers for calculating fuel consumption) carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are reduced by 4-5 percent compared with a corresponding car without the start/stop function.

2. Medium hybrid (Medium HEV). This variant has a 10-15 kilowatt electric motor and a more powerful battery compared with the micro-hybrid, with an output of about one kilowatt-hour (kWh). Thanks to a generator located by the rear axle, the medium hybrid generates energy when the car brakes, energy that can be subsequently used for acceleration. CO2 reduction according to NEDC is about 10 percent.

3. Full hybrid (Parallel Powersplit HEV). Has an even more powerful electric motor of about 35 kW and a more powerful two kWh battery that allows the energy generated during braking to be stored and utilised even more efficiently. With a full hybrid, it is possible to drive about one kilometre on the electricity that is generated. This variant offers approximately 20 percent carbon dioxide reduction.

4. Plug-in hybrid (PHEV, Parallel Powersplit Plug-in HEV). Same principle as the full hybrid, but with an even more powerful electric motor (50-100 kilowatts) and even more battery power, up to 15 kWh. It can be recharged via a regular wall socket and can be driven for about 50 kilometres on electricity, after which the combustion engine automatically takes over. Here it is possible to achieve a CO2 reduction of around 70 percent. For e.g. Volvo ReCharge Concept.

5. Series hybrid SHEV (Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle). It has more powerful electric motor (100 kW) with a 50 kW generator and more powerful battery (15-20 kWh) than in the plug-in hybrid. Recharged from a regular wall socket and can be driven up to 60 kilometres on electric power. Here it is the electric motor that propels the car while the combustion engine is used only to produce electricity for the batteries when they need to be recharged. The powerful electric motor means it is possible to use a smaller combustion engine, such as a three-cylinder petrol or diesel engine. This hybrid variant too can achieve about 70 percent lower CO2 emissions.

All five variants thus include a conventional combustion engine, so there is never any risk of coming to a standstill at the roadside because battery power has run out.

The step beyond hybrid cars is the dedicated electric car without any combustion engine, the BEV, (Battery Electric Vehicle). This is recharged via a wall socket and runs solely on electricity. With today’s technology the range would be 150-200 kilometres (depending on battery size). Carbon dioxide reduction is 100 percent – the car produces no carbon dioxide emissions at all.

First Plug-in Prius Hybrids to US

Want to drive Toyota’s Plug-in Prius Hybrid? So do we. Revealed in this video is the present state-of-the-art of Toyota’s plug-in technology and the time frame before it is plugged into a socket in your garage. At the moment, pulling power from the electricity grid to propel our cars would cost one fourth the price paid to fill up with gas at the pump. What do you think about Toyota’s Plug-In Prius currently getting 6 miles at 60 miles per hour off each electric recharge? Toyota’s first 150, hand-built, Plug-In Prius hybrids will be delivered to US fleet customers late in 2009. Expect them to be available to you in 2011.

Best Gas Mileage Cars – How to Get the Best Mpg With Hydrogen Conversion Hybrids

With today’s gas prices going up by leaps and bounds, people are looking more and more for a solution, wondering, what are the best gas mileage cars?  The best gas mileage cars you can get today in America are generally hybrids.  Some new models are worth the added cost in the long run and some are not.  And some people are using hydrogen conversion instead – to convert their current cars, trucks and semis into hybrids.

For new models, the best gas mileage cars right now are the toyota hybrids, saturn hybrid, nissan hybrid, and the Ford Escape suv hybrid.  The Toyota Prius gets the best mpg with an average of 48 mpg in the city and 45 mpg on the highway and an estimated yearly fuel cost of $1250.  The Saturn Vue Hybrid gets 25 mpg city and 32 hwy, with an annual fuel cost of $2056, according to EPA estimates.

The problem with buying a new car to save gas – is that in some respects it doesn’t make financial sense.  Unless you need a new car – or want to replace your gas guzzler entirely, and you don’t mind larger car payments, then this can be an option.

However, if you own a gas guzzling vehicle and you rather like it – because of size, or it fits your needs or whatever, then there is another option thousands of people are using right now to save 30 – 50% and more on gas, getting the best mpg in their current vehicle – with many folks doubling their gas mileage.

What we’re talking about is hydrogen conversion.  Recently in the news, a police department in South Carolina started implementing hydrogen conversion in their vehicles.
The Mayor and Police Department of Honea Path, SC have been investigating hydrogen conversion to see if  fuel cell technology was legitimate.   After doing their research and investigating it for a few months, the police Chief reported a 6 to 8 mpg increase by using techniques taught in a popular online guide.

So, before you throw thousands of dollars at a new hybrid to save gas money, maybe you’ll want to take a look at your options.

Are Future Sports Cars Hybrids?

Gas prices are $3/gallon, wait no $4/gallon, wait maybe even as high as $5/gallon? You’ve got to be kidding me. When I started driving it was only $1/gallon and that wasn’t all that long ago at all. We can blame politics, war, economics, or any number of things, but if you’re like me you want relief now. Higher fuel efficiency can’t come fast enough.

Of course, not everyone wants to drive a tiny little Prius. Lots of drivers want both fuel economy as well as maybe a little bit of fun. Of course, if you drive a sports car, then you should get ready to spend a lots on gas. Most of the time fast cars means terrible fuel economy.

For most of us, there is no way we can justify driving a fast, sexy car like a Camaro or Mustang. For the average Joe, it just makes more sense to drive something like a Honda Civic. The Civic provides much better gas mileage than the average sports car. Yet why do people still drool and save money to buy a sports car? Perhaps they lust for speed, but then again, if the speed limits on most highways is 65 miles per hour or maybe 75 miles per hour, having a vehicle that can go up to 150-200 m.p.h. just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense does it?

In the last few years a technology known as Hybrid technology is being uses more to create energy efficient automobiles. These cars are designed to be light, intelligent, and economical. They utilize a combination of both a gas and electric engines to maximize fuel efficiently.

Most hybrid vehicles are designed for city use driving. Where vehicles in the past would get 25-35 miles per gallon in the city, vehicles like the Toyota Prius get an astounding 48 m.p.g. in the city and 45 m.p.g. on the highway. At a time where gas prices are spiraling out of control, doubling your vehicle’s fuel efficiency is a great way to save some money.

The major complaint of course with the Prius and hybrid vehicles in general is that their engine, is small and slow. It’s not so bad to drive in the city, but getting up to speed on the highway takes a while. Nobody in their right mind would declare the Prius to be sporty by any stretch of the word.

However, car manufacturers today are now opening up a new line of hybrid cars. A kind of hybrid sports car. These hybrid cars are designed to achieve high amounts of speed but at the same time, take advantage of fuel saving hybrid technology.

Probably the first big hybrid sports car could surprisingly come from Chevrolet. It is called the Chevy Volt. It’s a mostly electric car designed to run for a whole 40 miles without using any gas at all. After that, the vehicle becomes a gas/electric hybrid. Since the average person only drives about 40 miles a day, the vehicle could run most days purely on electricity. Chevrolet estimates that the vehicle could average about 150 miles per gallon. Yet, at the same time the Chevy Volt looks quite sporty. No word has come from Chevrolet about how fast the Volt will go and what kind of horsepower it will achieve, but it will be a big step forward for the hybrid sports car for sure.

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