Archive for August, 2008
How to get people to buy Hybrid cars?
oriolesfan2323 asked: Take the following into consideration…. How are you going to legislate this in a free country addicted to cars? Also can the auto manufacturers actually build that many hybrids? Also hybrids require large battery cells, what about their disposal later? Also, not every hybrid does a good job on gas mileage?
What makes hybrid cars so fuel efficient?
WeTheKingsfan asked: Why are hybrid cars so much more fuel efficient then “regular” cars?
How can we make hybrid cars more affordable?
Batch D asked: Using the Democratic campaign slogan, “more affordable health care,” how do we make them that way? In order to combat global warming, I think hybrids have to be more in access with the masses. I think the best solution is market COMPETITION because when Toyota started to build its Prius other car [...]
What company manufactures the batteries used in Toyota and Honda hybrid cars?
WENTZ asked: I can’t find any information on which company makes the batteries used in hybrid vehicles.
Does the process to make hybrid batteries use more carbon than most cars?
giantfishhead asked: Considering the heavy environmental burden in both production and disposal of batteries, does the the production of a hybrid car actually make more sense (in terms of spent carbon) than a similar size vehicle?