From - ENERGIES... week of September 2, 2001 Interesting - other than the idea that diesels may be a necessary evil, to be discarded at the slightest opportunity, rather than first choice, as they should be.
> ANOTHER TYPE OF GREEN VEHICLE? What if a hybrid electric vehicle >(HEV) were designed to be connected to a home power system? The >vehicle's battery pack could be recharged like a pure electric car from >grid or distributed generation power connection, or the vehicle, running >on its fuel supply, could power the house if needed. > A new study from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) >indicates that consumers might be agreeable to plug-in hybrid vehicles. >The study showed that 30 to 50 percent of respondents would choose a >plug-in HEV even if it were priced 25 percent higher than a $19,000 >conventionally powered sedan. Further, 63 percent said they preferred >plugging in a vehicle at home than going to a gas station for a fill-up. >Most, 86 percent, said they had easy access to a U.S. standard 120 volt >outlet. > The study was based on the idea of a plug-in HEV that would have a >60 mile all-electric, battery-only range. (Most trips could be made on >battery power.) Its gasoline engine in conjunction with the battery pack >would be used for longer travel distances. Overall, the standard sedan >would obtain the equivalent of 80 miles per gallon. Moreover, the car >would not need a diesel engine, ultra lightweight construction, a new >fueling or recharging infrastructure or extreme body aerodynamics to >achieve this level of energy efficiency. > Opinion? Despite some engineering and cost hurdles, this plug-in >hybrid car could be fairly easy - read less expensive - to develop and >commercialize than fuel cell vehicles. Given the seamless transition >these vehicles could make into the marketplace - no new fuels or >infrastructure needed - consumers could readily accept and adapt to >them. For the complete study - Comparing the Benefits and Impacts of >Hybrid Electric Vehicle Options - as well as charts, graphs and a full >news release visit EPRI at http://www.epri.com/ . > Send ENERGIES to a friend or colleague. Visit Green Energy News on >the Web at http://www.nrglink.com/ . For free ENERGIES subscription >contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Copyright Green Energy News Inc.9/8/01 >vol.6 no.23 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/47cccB/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
