03-07-2007, 06:20 AM
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Pretty Darn Active Enthusiast
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Real Name: Vince
Location: Out there somewhere
Hybrids: TCH
Posts: 395
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Go green with gasoline
Interesting article
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....tentid=4024642
Here's a tidbit
Today's affordable, efficient gasoline engines can compete with hybrids.
With global warming becoming widely accepted as fact, even by the likes of Congress, environmental consciousness is moving concerns such as emissions and fuel economy up the criteria list of many new-car buyers. While hybrid prices have come down in recent years, the cost difference between gas-electrics and conventional gasoline-powered vehicles is still the great divide in the hybrid/gasoline debate. But making the green choice does not necessarily mean driving a hybrid.
Auto manufacturers have developed a slew of technologies that have elevated the conventional gasoline engine to new heights in efficiency so buyers concerned with the environmental impact can go green on gasoline. More precise engine control computers and related programming coupled with refinements in injector design that provide more efficient spray patterns empower today's gasoline engines to burn fuel more completely than ever. On the post-combustion side, improvements in catalytic converter technology ensure any byproducts still in the system are thoroughly filtered.
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