News on hybrid vehicles, fuel cell cars, and the future of automobiles

I’m wondering if the cost of your electriciy bill will go up a lot when you start charging your new hybrid car (such as a Prius)? Does it completely offset the MPG savings in gasoline? Do you break even? Does it cost MORE in electricity?

There are no plug-in hybrids available right now. All hybrids recharge the batteries while driving via various methods like regenerative braking.

Eventually there will be plug-in hybrids (such as the Chevy Volt and plug-in version of the Prius), but they won’t increase your electric bill too drastically. Electric cars and plug-in hybrids cost about 2 cents per mile to recharge. Cars that run purely on gasoline cost on the order of 10 cents per mile to refuel (for gas at $3/gallon).

In other words, your electric bill will go up (by about $20/month if you drive 1000 miles per month), but your total fueling bill will be cut by 80%.

The cost of a new hybrid car is too prohibitive for most people to consider it, but I think the government should be able to step in and make it easier.

You can approach this a few different ways:

* Write to your local MP
* Write to your Prime Minister (or equivalent Head of State)
* Start a petition and get your friends, family and neighbours to sign up. Forward it to your MP
* Write to your local newspaper
* Contact your local car dealership and give them some ideas
* Contact dealerships with a proposal

Think about it. The Honda Civic CNG has the smallest carbon footprint of any combustion engine. If this car was also a hybrid, you would kill three birds with one stone. First, oil dependence is gone and U.S. has abundant reserves of natural gas. Second, you would increase the range of the car dramatically and you would have a car that gets the greatest MPG of any other production car. Third, you would have such small carbon emissions that a new category would be needed to classify this vehicle. The only downside that I can see is a limited storage area. Am I missing something?

I know of at least one person in the UK who has converted their older Toyota Prius to run on gas (I don’t recall if it was CNG or LPG), and will do conversions for others.

I suppose that you could do the same with the Honda Civic Hybrid and convert it to natural gas instead of gasoline. Converting a hybrid to use natural gas instead of gasoline would be much easier to do than to convert a natural gas vehicle to add in a hybrid drivetrain…

Honda Civic CNG had a fuel economy equivalent of 24mpg city/36mpg highway (similar to that of the gasoline-only standard Civic), but thanks to full-cycle production/sourcing analysis it ranks as the greenest vehicle currently available in the US according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. It is followed closely by the Toyota Prius at 48mpg city/45mpg highway, and the Honda Civic Hybrid at 40mpg city/45mpg highway.

http://www.greenercars.org/highlights_greenest.htm

The idea isn’t fully developed because I know absolutely nothing about wiring or cars, but I have an idea that might work, I just need somebody to actually make it. Who should I contact?
Okay no. I’m not going to shar the idea.
Thanks alot!

Contact this company@ http://www.davison.com they can make you idea work even build it for you.

i want to help out the environment by getting a hybrid, but if i get one will repairs be more expensive if something should happen to it? What about the gas payoff, i mean won’t it take years for the car to begin paying for itself. I have also heard that the only reason why people end up getting a hybrid is because they travel alot, or the have to drive a long distance to work. Could someone help me compare a gas car to aa hybrid?!

Hybrids are by far the most fuel efficient cars out there, with $ 3/gal gas there was a price vs payback argument, with gas prices heading north of $5/gal you will save money. Toyota Priuses in particular hold their value, no unusual repair history either. Lots of them see some serious mileage in taxi service.

So I can basically get any car that I want, but I want a hybrid car. Is it worth it?

no, its really not worth it.

First off, they’re in such high demand, its impossible to find one even if youc ould pay for it.

And, the hybrid technology today still has a long way to go. Plug in hybrids are hitting the market soon, so why not just wait till then to buy one?

Try looking at the honda civic, or a Jetta TDI. both have above average gas milage, and you don’t have to worry about any hybird battery blowing out you on you

you can only charge regular batteries just os many times.
Won’t that cost a lot and oversee the $ saving from the gas?

Eventually, yes. Toyota gives 10 year warranty on battery packs. Hybrid makes sense if you drive a lot, and mostly in traffic.