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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. -->
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* 2007 [[Honda Fit Hybrid]] [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/honda_fit_hybri.php treehugger.com]
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** [[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 [[Honda CR-V Hybrid]] [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/honda_fit_hybri.php]
  
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2008 [[Lexus LS 600h]]
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* 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. -->
  
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2008 [[Dodge Durango]] - [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-2G/message/51331 Durango Slated for Hybrid], [http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Auto_News/Durango_Slated_for_Hybrid.S175.A10261.html]
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* 2008 [[Lexus LS 600h]]
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* 2008 [[Dodge Durango]] - [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-2G/message/51331 Durango Slated for Hybrid], [http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Auto_News/Durango_Slated_for_Hybrid.S175.A10261.html]
  
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* [[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]
 
 
* ? [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2005/15/c0385.html Azure Dynamics Corporation]
 
* ? [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2005/15/c0385.html Azure Dynamics Corporation]
 
* [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/91198 2006 Detroit, Los Angeles Auto Show Index] Hybrids
 
* [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/91198 2006 Detroit, Los Angeles Auto Show Index] Hybrids

Revision as of 06:01, 15 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 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

Prius 50kmph frontal impact.jpg
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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:

http://www.komotv.com/news/images/hybrid_sealion_011106.jpg

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