Hybrid Car: Toyota Prius
By Cars & Motorcycles on Jun 25, 2010 with Comments 50
How Hybrid Cars Work Credits: HowStuffWorks
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Volvo Electric Car ReCharge Concept hybrid In-Wheel Motor EV Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and drive line inefficiencies and idling. Therefore, the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is enormous. With an Electric Car it costs just .00 per 100kms with MUCH more performance than with petrol at .00 per 100kms. Volvo ReCharge Concept hybrid EV with 4 wheel motors Electric Car vehicle. Electric motors are rated for 100000 hours or 6 MILLION Kms before they need servicing.
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hybrids are for fags
Everyone is driving a Manual transmission control car The clutch in the floor of manual cars is the same as in the Automatic The real Automatic is in the Hybrid that switches and controls going from Steam to electric to horn The Fuel you pour into your car should be Pure Water so it does not clog from minerals Try disconnecting the fuse that controls starting when you turn the key.Steam is D Skip D and start at the next or last. reverse Road runner does not beep But when you over
drive.Beep Beep
heat from exzos out put can generate steam and then convert to turbine generate electric charge batery for suport hybrid syatem.
WITHOUT taxpayer supported subsidies confusing the issue, will the Prius last over 20 years ‘cost effictively? Many conventional vehicles do this. Most people forget to figure in the actual total cost to the environment to build a vehicle, any vehicle. The replacement of that particular vehicle, is a conveniently hidden factor. Mining and energy are paramount to any manufacturing process. By doing only one aspect in any one area, total environmental impact is only shifted to another. DaFlikkers
EPA, fueleconomy(dot)gov
New MPG (tests are more realistic)
City/Hwy/Combined
Prius 2010 – 51/48/50
Prius 2004 – 48/45/46
Insight 2010 – 40/43/41
Fusion 2010- 41/36/39
Smart 2009- 33/41/36
Jetta Tdi 2009 – 29/40/33
RX 450h 2010- 32/28/30
Fit 2009- 27/33/30
They all use very little gas! Pick the one you like the best, and don’t hate the rest
F that, go all in. Amaze us with power and performance, and we’ll never go back to the sluggish, mechanically driven cars we’re driving now.
@fakiir An electric motor under the hood, accompanied by a range extender, would be much too large. Putting the motors in the hubs increases the amount of room available.
Flex fuel is hardly new, not that much of a remarkable technology because alternative fuels aren’t too commonly available. It seems like something nice but not necessary, and certainly not too complex.
And lithium ion permits immense space and weight savings, which are both at a premium in a plug in hybrid.
hello moto
Question, why instead of having an engine to recharge the batteries, put two generators (for example) on the rear wheels in order to make the vehicle self-sufficient.
This is basically how the Chevy Volt is going to work according to Cnet. But what I dont get is that the Volt only has a range of 40 miles.
I think that in-wheel electric generator is possible and should be researched.
I think it is possible to generate much electricity from inside the wheels. It should be researched.
@tsport100 Gasoline is a fire hazard too
So, uhm, why not save the generator, katalysator, exaust system, motor, fuel tank and everything else that has to do with conservative fuel, and add the saved weight in more batteries?
I mean, for the average consumer a car that can go 300 kilometers on electricity alone would be more beneficial. Save the cost for the batterys.
At least as an optional model this would make sense.
Is there no plan to use this on heavy truck? Just think if there is no need of transmission, differentials, propeller shaft, drive shaft, and axles. These will be a savings on weights.
i don’t get it? why not have two set’s of batt’s & two generators when one system propels the car the other charges then when set #1 gets low it switches to set#2 to propel the car & charge set#1??
That’s an awesome concept; however, “real world” tests need to be done first before mass production. Car companies would need to do a lot of “real world” tests before investing in this type of technology. I like this concept and for EVs, but as for me as a consumer, I want peace of mind to know that what’s stated on paper and on individual tests are true. It would give me a huge headache to find out the EV I purchased has defects.
I hope they come to the market soon.
All wheel drive, battery powered and it’s a Volvo… sounds great. Wish this could’ve been developed a few years ago but late is better than never I suppose.
@MarkSDCA : dealer markup is not part of “cost”…it is part of “profits”. There is a big difference. When you figure staff salary and % of sales per day etc. etc. the costs would be 5% roughly above unit itself, but they markup the vehicles 15-20%, and for electric cars, they mark those up 20-25%. The reason is because they make “some” money off of repairing vehicles, and electric cars actually get repaired 3x less.