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Current '''Hybrids''' (HEV) such as the [[Honda Insight]] and [[Toyota Prius]], unfortunently, are not [[WikiPedia:Battery electric vehicle|electric vehicle]]s, as they can not use electricity as an external fuel source.  Rather they are gas cars that can do some electric car tricks, but not the most important one which is the ability to not use gassoline as fuel, so they may become the missing link of vehiclesBy not burning combustables in a heat engine which is unlikely to maximize the utilization of it's waste heat as would [[WikiPedia:Cogeneration|Cogeneration]], current hybrids still waste most of the energy content of their fuel.  Rather than a way to transition away from gasoline they are merely a way to slightly reduce consumption.  It's the transitioning away from gas as a fuel source which should be a major transportation development priority, as the president said '''"[[SEVA:User:Rjf#State of the Union 2005|America is addicted to oil]]"''', Plug-In Hybrids may be a big part of the solution.
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Current '''Hybrids''' (HEV) such as the [[Honda Insight]] and [[Toyota Prius]] are unfortunently not [[WikiPedia:Battery electric vehicle|W:electric vehicles]], as they can not use [[WikiPedia:Electricity|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 [[WikiPedia:Fuel|W:fuel]].  So such vehicles may prove to become the missing links in the [[History]] of transportationThe effeciency advantage of [[WikiPedia:Electric motor|W:electric motor]]s and [[WikiPedia:Battery|batteries]] are diminished with the requirement of burning [[WikiPedia:Combustion|W:combustables]] with an onboard [[WikiPedia:Heat engine|W:heat engine]].  Better it would be, to more fully utilize the [[WikiPedia:Waste heat|W:waste heat]] from traditional local power [[WikiPedia:Cogeneration|W:cogeneration]] plants with an eye towards [[WikiPedia:Wind power|W:wind]], [[WikiPedia:Solar power|W:solar]], and other [[WikiPedia:Sustainable|W:sustainable]] resources.  Rather than transitioning from gasoline they are merely a way to reduce ''(slightly)'' consumption of finite fuels.  It's the versitility of using traditional combustion and an array of electric fuel sources which makes [[Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle]]s such an attractive solution which could be easily achieved today with current off the shelf technologies.  As the president said '''"[[SEVA:User:Rjf#State of the Union 2005|America is addicted to oil]]"''', Plug-In Hybrids may be a big part of the solution.  Since currently no production [[PHEV]]s exist, Hybrid Conversions are modified production vehicles with larger batteries and chargers.
  
Since currently no production [[PHEV]]s exist, Hybrid Conversions are hybrids which have been modifies such that they can use gas or electricity as sources of fuel, they can plug-in to fuel up with gas or electricity.  These are usually one-of-a-kind modified hybrids.
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Hybrids can be clasified as [[Series Hybrid]]s like diesel locomotives, very heavy machinery, and EV's with pushers or on board generators; [[Parallel Hybrid]]s such as the Honda's [[IMA]]; and [[Series-Parallel Hybrid]]s like Toyota's [[HSD]], Ford's [[Ford Hybrid System]] [[WikiPedia:Ford Escape Hybrid|W:Ford Escape Hybrid]], and General Motors and DaimlerChrysler's [[AHS2]].
 
 
Hybrids can be clasified as [[Series Hybrid]]s like diesel locomotives, very heavy machinery, and EV's with pushers or on board generators; [[Parallel Hybrid]]s such as the Honda's [[IMA]] [[WikiPedia:Integrated Motor Assist]]; and [[Series-Parallel Hybrid]]s like Toyota's [[HSD]] [[WikiPedia:Hybrid Synergy Drive]], Ford's [[Full Hybrid System]] [[WikiPedia:Ford Escape Hybrid]], and General Motors and DaimlerChrysler's [[AHS2]] [[WikiPedia:Advanced Hybrid System 2]].
 
  
 
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Current Hybrids (HEV) such as the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius are unfortunently not W:electric vehicles, 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 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. Rather than transitioning from gasoline they are merely a way to reduce (slightly) consumption of finite fuels. It's the versitility of using traditional combustion and an array of electric fuel sources which makes Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles such an attractive solution which could be easily achieved today with current off the shelf technologies. As the president said "America is addicted to oil", Plug-In Hybrids may be a big part of the solution. 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 none yet
2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid none yet
2006 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid     maybe never, it's a Mild hybrid


Prototype Hybrids:


Other Links

Emergency Response Safety

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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:

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