When reading the specs it almost sounds too good to be true. 220+ MPG Gas-Electric Hybrid sporting 600+ hp with movable aero parts to alter the vehicles downforce. Hybrid Technologies also has an electric-only version in the works with a 150 - 180 mile range. A drivable prototype should be ready by September ‘08. Read more details @ Popular Mechanics
When you look at this concept you think to yourself…’how come nobody has ever though of this before?’. Enter the Poulsen Hybrid Power Assist System (kit). It allows you to turn that old clunker that you love so dearly into a gas saving champ! How does it work? The kit consists of a 13.5hp motor, lead-acid batteries, on-board charger, torque bare and other miscellaneous parts to power your rear wheels making your front wheel drive rice burner into a 4-wheel drive vehicle. It doesn’t say exactly how much gas you’ll save but mentions the electric drive system is capable of providing 70-85% of normal driving. All in all the kit costs $3,300 and is an entrant in the Automotive X-prize. Expect to see people buying this kit in droves when gas hits $5 per gallon. Check out Poulsen Hybrid’s website to order yours today!
It looks like the folks at GM have been hard at work on this one. The specs for the Chevy Volt are quite impressive. Toyota should certainly not be resting on their laurels right now!
- Runs 40 miles per charge before using gas
- Can run on different fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel and gas (E-Flex Drive System )
E85 & Biodiesel?
Yes we thought it was a typo when we read it too. If you are knowledgeable on engines then you already know that an engine configured for gasoline cannot run biodiesel fuel. When Chevy says it can run on both it means the car can be ‘configured’ for either one or the other but not both. So you would get either 1. A car that can run on gasoline or E85 ethanol or 2. Biodiesel
Video of Chevy Volt
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