Engineers modify hybrid cars to get 250 mpg - GreenHybrid

Jason · #1 (**permalink**) 08-15-2005, 01:34 PM

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Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage.

It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret — a stack of 18 brick-sized batteries that boosts the car's high mileage with an extra electrical charge so it can burn even less fuel.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/product...inkering_x.htm

Gillman · #2 (**permalink**) 08-15-2005, 03:48 PM

”The Attack” is a hybrid sports car developed by a West Philadelphia High School Electric Vehicle Team. This hybrid has over 300HP with an electric motor powering the front wheels and a 1.9L VW TDi biodiesel powering the rears. The batteries powering the electric motor act as capacitors able to discharge a lot of energy in short bursts, enough for 0-60 runs in the sub 4-second range. Under normal driving conditions the car is powered by the biodiesel engine and achieves 50mpg.

http://hybrids.autoblog.com/
http://evteam.gambitdesign.com/gallery/attack_build