Saab
Biopower 9-3 Flex-fuel hybrid vehicle
Monday,
January 8, 2007
A
real green machine: Saab's Flex fuel hybrid
As I was
clearing my memory stick for today's photos, I realized
that I forgot to mention the Saab Biopower 9-3 hybrid
concept yesterday.
Now, I'm not a huge fan of ethanol. I'd much rather see
the future of ethanol as cellulosic ethanol power plants
adding power to the electric grid, rather than being
distributed for automobile fuel. Let this electricity
power cars that plug-in to the grid.
As a result, flex-fuel vehicles are still on my very IFFY
list. However, a vehicle like the Biopower is a flex-fuel
vehicle that I can fully support. Not only can this
vehicle utilize E85, it can also utilize E100. Still,
that's not what I like best about this hybrid - that's
what I like best about the Saab Biopower - it's a hybrid!
The Saab Biopower hybrid vehicle is essentially a
production ready dual mode hybrid vehicle, that happens to
offer the ability to run on ethanol. Quite possibly, this
is the first 4 cylinder, convertible flex fuel hybrid
vehicle anywhere near production.
I say, make it happen GM. Make it happen.
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