hybrid vehicle 230 mpg
 

was reading about the super lithium batteries (replaced) in hybrid vehicles
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/15/h....ap/index.html
some getting up to 230 mpg....

here's a company thats going to make them...
and if nothing else will be a good stock to buy
if and when available...

quote:
Monrovia-based Energy CS has converted two Priuses to get up to 230 mpg by using powerful lithium ion batteries. It is forming a new company, EDrive Systems, that will convert hybrids to plug-ins for about $12,000 starting next year, company vice president Greg Hanssen said.

Link won't work Raven.

noted
 

checked it...browser war crap...

so i linked it again via IE6 instead. works now:kewl:

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great article: http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/29/Auto...sels/index.htm

this article explains why a hybrid vehicle is great for around town driving but a regular diesel is better (more economical) for long highway driving, retains its value and lasts longer than a gas vehicle.

so the ultimate combination for the future,,,for a two car family will be to own one diesel vehicle and one hybrid... and that is now my plan.

we own a 2001 VW TDI diesel.. its our family car. i can drive from RI to ohio on 10 gallons. it rocks on the highway and yes, around town it gets average mpg...

my daily driver is a 1971 super beetle... 33 MPG (when its running )

Ur newbie name is Herbie.

beeeep beeep :D


NIB you should have seen area 51 last night- :spidey:

I can only imagine.They say ophelia is gonna give us some more swells.
Swell.
The past three yrs the mullet run was one day an swells.
Got one stinkin fish this smornin nice water not to bad here now.

There was a show on TV about this the other night. Seems if they put the hydrogen in solid form it will be safe with the fuel cells. I think OPEC is buying the idea because they know it is going to take off and no one will need gas.

NIB_ one fish is better than no fish :bl:



green meanie- what do you mean by "opec is buying the idea" ??? buying it to hinder the development, or buying it as in they accept it??

Nebe - I am willing to bet, they are going to buy the technology to stall its deployment.

It sure seems the hydrogen fuelled vehicles are the future. Electric is just too inconvient and too much electric power is still generated by fossil fuels.

Not sure why natural gas never took off. I can remember the utility company Vermont Gas was running Gas/Natural Gas hybrids in their vans 10 years ago. I thought that was our future.

Propane or LNG is big in some countries. Its somewhat available in Mexico but its huge in Korea.

also read
 

that in venezuala (sorry this isnt really related to the topic)

that gasoline sells for 12 cents per gallon.... :mad::wall::af:

Saw an electric prius with the plate:
FUOPEC

How cool is that...

that is
 

the BALLS....

[[we should start a thread 100 ways to say fuopec lol...]]

and if opec (buys) "bought" the solid hydrogen technology
to stop it..

it would be time to have a revolution....
not that it isnt already necessary now....
~
i saw a thing on TV about a family that used to live nearby the
Amish and after learning all about their methods...sold everything
including their cars ,quit their jobs , bought a small farm,built a house
and then drove a team of horses and
wagon to do everything!... and achieved freedom like we dream about.

i am begining to like the "idea" more and more and MORE. :uhuh: