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* 2007 [[Honda Fit Hybrid]] [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/honda_fit_hybri.php treehugger.com] | * 2007 [[Honda Fit Hybrid]] [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/honda_fit_hybri.php treehugger.com] | ||
** [[EVDL_Maillist:2006./3./32|EVDL - Low-cost hybrid version of Honda Fit subcompact car]], [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-2G/message/49521 Yahoo Prius-G2], [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/19438 Yahoo honda-hybrid] | ** [[EVDL_Maillist:2006./3./32|EVDL - Low-cost hybrid version of Honda Fit subcompact car]], [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-2G/message/49521 Yahoo Prius-G2], [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-hybrid/message/19438 Yahoo honda-hybrid] | ||
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+ | * 2006 [http://www.car.co.nz/newsevents.asp?articleid=11180 Lexus GS450h] hybrid luxury sedan has been launched in New Zealand. | ||
* 2007 [[Nissan Altima Hybrid]] - [http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/12/new-york-auto-show-nissans-ultimate-expression-of-the-altima/ Details on the early 2007 Altima HEV launch are forthcoming] <!-- The 2007 Nissan Altima will be available in six well-equipped models: 2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 S with SL Package, 3.5 SE, 3.5 SL and HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) (details on the early 2007 Altima HEV launch are forthcoming). The new Altima will be assembled at the Nissan North America Manufacturing Smyrna and Decherd, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi plants. --> | * 2007 [[Nissan Altima Hybrid]] - [http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/12/new-york-auto-show-nissans-ultimate-expression-of-the-altima/ Details on the early 2007 Altima HEV launch are forthcoming] <!-- The 2007 Nissan Altima will be available in six well-equipped models: 2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 S with SL Package, 3.5 SE, 3.5 SL and HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) (details on the early 2007 Altima HEV launch are forthcoming). The new Altima will be assembled at the Nissan North America Manufacturing Smyrna and Decherd, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi plants. --> |
Revision as of 02:43, 19 May 2006
Current W:Hybrid vehicles (HEV) such as the Honda Insight, Toyota Prius, and W:other hybrid vehicles are unfortunently not W:Battery electric vehicles (BEV), as they can not use W:electricity as an external fuel source. Rather they are gas cars with some electric car tricks, but not the most important ability of not using gassoline as W:fuel. So such vehicles may prove to become the missing links in the History of transportation. The effeciency advantage of W:electric motors and W:batteries are diminished with the requirement of burning W:combustables with an onboard W:heat engine. Better it would be, to more fully utilize the W:waste heat from traditional local power W:cogeneration plants. With an eye towards W:wind, W:solar, and other W:sustainable resources which will make BEVs cleaner as they age. Rather than transitioning from gasoline current hybrids are merely a way to reduce (slightly) consumption of finite W:fossil fuels. It's the versitility of using traditional combustion and an array of electric fuel sources which makes Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) such an attractive solution which could be easily achieved today with off the shelf technologies. As the president said in his 2005 State of the Union address "America is addicted to oil", BEVs and PHEVs are critical to solutions capable of more than doubling transportation effeciency and eliminating vehicle CO2 emissions for most trips. Since currently no production PHEVs exist, Hybrid Conversions are modified production vehicles with larger batteries and chargers.
Hybrids can be clasified as Series Hybrids like diesel locomotives, very heavy machinery, and EV's with pushers or on board generators; Parallel Hybrids such as the Honda's IMA; and Series-Parallel Hybrids like Toyota's HSD, Ford's Ford Hybrid System W:Ford Escape Hybrid, and General Motors and DaimlerChrysler's AHS2.
Current Production Hybrid include | ||
Year | Make and Model | PHEV Versions |
2000 | Honda Insight | Insight PHEV ideas |
2002 | Honda Civic Hybrid | none yet |
2005 | Honda Accord Hybrid | none yet |
2000 | Toyota Prius | none yet |
2004 | Toyota Prius | Prius PHEV |
2006 | Toyota Camry Hybrid | none yet |
2005 | Toyota Highlander Hybrid | none yet |
2005 | Lexus RX 400h | none yet |
2005 | Ford Escape Hybrid | Escape PHEV Ford is talking about it! |
2006 | Mercury Mariner Hybrid | none yet |
2006 | Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid | maybe never, it's a Mild hybrid |
- Toyota Sales Michelle Vadeboncoeur
- Honda Sales
Prototype Hybrids:
- 2006 Honda CR-V Hybrid [1]
- 2007 Honda Fit Hybrid treehugger.com
- 2006 Lexus GS450h hybrid luxury sedan has been launched in New Zealand.
- 2008 Lexus LS 600h
- ? Azure Dynamics Corporation
- 2006 Detroit, Los Angeles Auto Show Index Hybrids
- PSA Peugeot Citroen Diesel Hybrid - by 2010
- ? Hino Hybrid Trucks - Tractor Trucks
- Designline Olymbus is a series hybrid with a 30kW gas turbine as the prime source. [7]
- ? GM commuter busses
- Volvo Hybrid truck article w/video
- DARPA 1993-1998, DOD 1999- HummVee Hybrid - evworld.com, HyHMMWV.pdf, army.mil, electrifyingtimes, mit.edu_fish2001a.pdf, google
Other Links
- WikiPedia:Hybrid vehicle - WikiPedia:List of hybrid vehicles
- http://www.greenhybrid.com
- http://www.hybridcenter.org
- http://www.hybrid-vehicles.net
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities
- http://www.ctts.nrel.gov/analysis/hev_test/data.shtml - Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing (Insight and Prius)
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm
- hybrid engineering report pdf
- http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Hybrid_Vehicles
- http://www.hybridfest.com - Midwest Hybridfest 2006 - A Hybrid Electric Car Show and More!
- Hybrid Cost Calculators - [8] [9], [10]
Emergency Response Safety
- Honda
- Toyota Prius G1 Prius G2
- Ford [11]
- LA County EV & Hybrid Vehicle Hazards
- Bad Press ( “At this point, it’s totally overemphasized as a hazard” )
News
The CalCars_Maillist: is a great resource for current news regarding PHEVs, visit the Official CalCars-News Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news.
See also:
- The Gridable_Maillist: or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gridable-hybrids
- The PriusPlus_Maillist: or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/priusplus
- Our EAA-PHEV_Maillist: or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaa-phev
http://www.komotv.com/news/images/hybrid_sealion_011106.jpg
- January 11, 2006 - Sea Lion Gives New Hybrid Cars His Seal Of Approval video
- Hybrid Taxes uschamber.com
- 2005.11.25 - Yahoo Prius-2G Chamber Suggests Taxing Hybrids and Billing Drivers By the Mile
- 2005.11.26 - EVDL Extra TAX on High-Milage Hybrids ?? WHAT !!
- 2005.11.25 - mercurynews.com Report suggests taxing hybrids, billing drivers by mile
- 2005.08.23 - cnn.com Cars with electric appeal - Video
- 2005.08.23 - wusatv.com - Blast Columnist For Remarks On Emergency Crews, Hybrid Vehicles Y
- In reference to Brock Yates, Hybrid issues, and a rising star at Indy.
- 2005.08.21 - delawareonline.com More drivers turning to hybrid options