Hybrid vehicles are selling like hot cakes and everyone is
wondering
where this will lead. Will hybrid technology evolve as fast as
computers did, so that every 18 months the latest model is
twice as
efficient as the old model?
Unlike computer evolution, there is a road map of sorts for the
journey ahead for hybrid car and truck owners. The current
hybrids

20 member team at AFS Trinity Power Corp claims to make this
possible
with their plug in hybrid car. On technology front, they are
going to

"tyrone schneider" <pjwfeldcwerp at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hybrid vehicles are selling like hot cakes and everyone is
wondering
where this will lead. Will hybrid technology evolve as fast as
computers did, so that every 18 months the latest model is
twice as
efficient as the old model?
Unlike computer evolution, there is a road map of sorts for
the
journey ahead for hybrid car and truck owners. The current
hybrids


20 member team at AFS Trinity Power Corp claims to make this
possible
with their plug in hybrid car. On technology front, they are
going to



Too many BULLSHIT!s from AFS, First $8600 plug-in is Too
costly,
AFS also exaggerated their saying "motor don't usually turn
bad"
they are wrong. Motor is mechanic, moving part turns bad easily
especially if you pull 4,000 - 5,000 SUV. They also exaggerate
their 150-MPG, it is not a continuous MPG, plus their test is
not
on a normal road test. Currently you cannot switch back and
forward between engine and electric. Watch the news, someone
else is coming up with a pure Gas that can turn your regular
car
into 40-50mpg. No hydrogen, No electric aide!

especially if you pull 4,000-lbs - 5,000-lbs SUV. Electric
Motor will need regular maintenance. Consider your fuel pumps
and water pumps, they also turn bad even their load is 100
times lighter than that of AFS.

As long as you can build nuclear power stations fast enough to cope, PHEVs
(among other things) could utterly transform the energy needs of the
western industrialised nations as a whole.

Hybrid vehicles are selling like hot cakes and everyone is wondering
where this will lead. Will hybrid technology evolve as fast as
computers did, so that every 18 months the latest model is twice as
efficient as the old model?

Plug-In Hybrid Electric vehicles (PHEVs) will do everything that their
predecessors do, but they will be able to travel farther on electric-
only power, and will be equipped with a plug-in battery charger for
use at night when electric rates are lower. It has been estimated that
if all U.S. vehicles were replaced with PHEVs today, national
consumption of oil would go down by 70 to 90 percent by tomorrow. This
happy scenario would make the U.S. completely self-sufficient for
supplying its own oil needs....

They also exaggerate their 150-MPG, it is not a continuous MPG, plus their
test is not
on a normal road test.

Watch the news, someone else is coming up with a pure Gas that can turn
your regular car into 40-50mpg. No hydrogen, No electric aide!

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote:

As long as you can build nuclear power stations fast enough to cope, PHEVs
(among other things) could utterly transform the energy needs of the
western industrialised nations as a whole.

Now it seems to take 5 years to construct a pressurized light-water

nuclear plant plus another 5 years of litigation.

When was the last time a nuke plant was built in the U.K.?

Now if they can make a nuke that produces hydrogen....

Hybrid vehicles are selling like hot cakes and everyone is wondering
where this will lead. Will hybrid technology evolve as fast as
computers did, so that every 18 months the latest model is twice as
efficient as the old model?
Unlike computer evolution, there is a road map of sorts for the
journey ahead for hybrid car and truck owners. The current hybrids
available from Toyota, Ford, Chevy, GMC, Honda and others are
designated HEV vehicles, which stands for "Hybrid Electric Vehicle."
This technology employs an internal combustion engine and an electric
drive train. At city speeds the HEV runs on mostly electric power,
reserving the expensive gasoline power for highway speeds. The
electric batteries are recharged by capturing the energy that is
normally wasted during braking and idling. So what could be better
than that?
Plug-In Hybrid Electric vehicles (PHEVs) will do everything that their
predecessors do, but they will be able to travel farther on electric-
only power, and will be equipped with a plug-in battery charger for
use at night when electric rates are lower. It has been estimated that
if all U.S. vehicles were replaced with PHEVs today, national
consumption of oil would go down by 70 to 90 percent by tomorrow. This
happy scenario would make the U.S. completely self-sufficient for
supplying its own oil needs....

http://groups.google.com/group/waterforfueld

Hybrids not the answer non oil is the only way!!! You people better wake up
and look around there is no shortage of oil!
Ill post more later but now not the time Have fun .

tyrone schneider wrote:
Hybrid vehicles are selling like hot cakes and everyone is wondering
where this will lead. Will hybrid technology evolve as fast as
computers did, so that every 18 months the latest model is twice as
efficient as the old model?

That one's easy to answer. Definitely not. Do the basic sums about rolling
and air resistance and you'll discover how much energy/power it takes to
move a vehicle.

If Americans care about that figure, you'll see the demise of the classic
'3 box' sedan btw. It has LOUSY drag figures. The popular Euro 'hatch'
configuration is quite a lot better.

And those high grille 'pickup trucks' are the very worst of all.

Graham

Now Graham, long distance trips are another issue, and for these I
utilize my ancient 1986 Cadillac Cimarron. While its air conditioning
died over two years ago, it stil gets 26-mpg over long trips. What
more can you ask for a set of wheels?