Cool Hybrid Cars

It seems like here we can see a possible design of the coming Toyota Prius 2010 hybrid car.

Real Prius 2010 is coming soon and will launch at the Detroit auto show in January 2009.

Just published some pictures of BMW’s upcoming X5 hybrid in California’s Death Valley. The images depict an BMW X5 Active Hybrid prototype with an oversized bulge located on the bonnet.

The new hybrid will feature BMW’s version of the modular two-mode hybrid system jointly developed with Daimler and General Motors. The system features a pair of electric motors located within the transmission and can provide electric only drive at low speeds or act as a performance booster at high load.

source: motorautority

Nikkei business daily reported on Monday that Toyota will install solar panels on the next generation Prius Hybrids.

Toyota would equip solar panels on the roof of the high-end version of the Prius when it redesigns the gasoline-electric hybrid car early next year, and the power generated by the system would be used for the air conditioning. Solar panels will be used from Kyocera Corp.

via reuters

Jack Martin, a member of the Triad Electric Vehicle Association (Burlington) and eacher at Appalachian State University won thin year’s hypermiling fuel economy competition in a Honda Insight hybrid. He broke 124 MPG of gasoline in his unmodified Insight hybrid with one passenger.

Honda Insight Pictures:

via: treehugger

The Volkswagen Tiguan HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell vehicle were introduced to reporters during a news conference June 12, 2008 in San Francisco, California.

Volkswagen held a news conference debut of their concept Tiguan HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that features a 107 horsepower fuel cell system that produces zero tailpipe emissions. The fuel-cell engine is assisted by an electric motor to create a total output of 134 horsepower.

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Mazda Motor Corp. announced the world’s first hydrogen hybrid vehicle in Hiroshima on June 20. It is Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid minivan.

Mazda has started public-road tests for the minivan, which is equipped with a dual-fuel system that enables it to run on either hydrogen or gasoline:

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Honda announced five of the first customers for its new FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle. So first five people in USA who will drive advanced new Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen sedan :

• Film producer Ron Yerxa will take delivery of the first FCX Clarity in July.
• Actress Jamie Lee Curtis (wow!) and her filmmaker husband Christopher Guest.
• Jim Salomon - business owner and car enthusiast
• Actress Laura Harris and Jon Spallino,they  has been leasing the current generation FCX since 2005.

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Hybrid car - it is the car with hybrid electric engine. A Vehicle in which the power that drives it comes from batteries and an internal combustion engine that drives a generator. The engine can also drive the wheels directly and used outside the green zones.

In the case of gasoline-electric hybrids, when the internal combustion engine works it generates more energy than necessary and electric motor is used as a generator and the battery charging system. In other situations, only the electric motor works, feeding on the energy to store in the battery.

Latest hybrid cars can recover kinetic energy under braking, turning it into electricity and charge their battery. Plug-ins is used to charge battery overnight.

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Toyota will offer up a fleet of 78 vehicles for official use during the G8 meet up. Lexus LS600h hybrid luxury sedans, they will provide 15 Crown hybrids, 43 Estima hybrid minivans, and five fuel cell-powered FCHV buses. With environmental issues being at the top of the agenda for the gathering, Toyota wanted to make sure officials and media got around in the cleanest transportation available.

DRIVE THE FUTURE WITH FISKER AUTOMOTIVE, A NEW GREEN AMERICAN PREMIUM CAR COMPANY

PRESS RELEASE:

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW) and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC announce the launch of a joint venture in Fisker Automotive, Inc. - a green American premium car company. Fisker Automotive will offer a range of environmentally friendly premium cars – with the first production car to make its Worldwide North American debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January. Initial production is anticipated to be 15,000 vehicles annually with pricing to start under $100,000.

Design and technology development are already underway for the first production car. All models will feature cutting-edge plug-in hybrid technology penned as Quantum Drive, developed by Quantum Technologies exclusively for Fisker Automotive. This all-new plug–in Quantum Drive chassis layout will allow Fisker to design innovative luxury cars with uncompromised proportions.

The Fisker name has attracted and attained worldwide brand recognition, thanks to years of first-class automotive designs. Over his 18 years in the car design business, Henrik Fisker has left his thumbprint on some of the most highly regarded automobiles. His creations range from the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9 & V8 Vantage to his most recent creations – the Tramonto and Latigo CS, designed under the Fisker Coachbuild nameplate. Fisker Automotive will retain the orange and blue logo originated at Fisker Coachbuild.

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Toyota Hybrid Synergy drive plate.

BMW 7 Serie Hydrogen.

Ronn Motor Company, just formed one, has revealed a car, named "Scorpion" which will get 40 mpg, have a 3.5 second 0 to 60 time and have an over 200 mph top end.

Press Release:

Company Taking Orders for One of America’s First Premium Eco-Exotic Vehicles

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ronn Motor Company (Pink Sheets:RNNM) ("Company") is well on its way to proving that efficiency can be delivered to the automobile consumer without giving up performance or styling. The Company today unveiled the key to a new generation of "green cars" by revealing the nuts and bolts of what it expects will help drive down consumers’ cost to travel the highways with on demand hydrogen production.

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Hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) combine the benefits of gasoline engines and electric motors and can be configured to obtain different objectives, such as improved fuel economy, increased power, or additional auxiliary power for electronic devices and power tools.

Some of the advanced technologies typically used by hybrids include:

Regenerative Braking. The electric motor applies resistance to the drivetrain causing the wheels to slow down. In return, the energy from the wheels turns the motor, which functions as a generator, converting energy normally wasted during coasting and braking into electricity, which is stored in a battery until needed by the electric motor.
Electric Motor Drive/Assist. The electric motor provides additional power to assist the engine in accelerating, passing, or hill climbing. This allows a smaller, more efficient engine to be used. In some vehicles, the motor alone provides power for low-speed driving conditions where internal combustion engines are least efficient.
Automatic Start/Shutoff. Automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop and restarts it when the accelerator is pressed. This prevents wasted energy from idling.