Hybrid
Technology: One Mode Versus Two Mode
Monday,
May 1, 2006
Soon, the
first hybrid
cars from GM and Chrysler will be available for sale,
and so too will a new type of hybrid technology.
The New
York Times notes, "the new technology is
different in some crucial respects. It has the potential
to operate much more efficiently at highway speeds, with a
greater boost from the electric motors. The components are
lighter and more compact and can be readily adapted to
different types of vehicles. It is particularly well
suited to large trucks and S.U.V.'s — the biggest gas
hogs in Americans' garages — where it will have the
greatest impact on overall fuel consumption."
Wouldn't going from an SUV to a hybrid car, rather than a
large hybrid SUV, "have the greatest impact on
overall fuel consumption"?
Still, if consumers have to have a "gas hog", a
hybrid "gas hog" will be 25% less piggish - and
that's at least a good start.
posted by Dahcredyns at 9:14
AM
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