And don't forget Nissan's hybrid car called the Insight. They are being
sold in the US already (I've seen two of them in Fairbanks).
Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: M R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 6:38 AM
Subject: [USMA:11793] Hybrid cars
> For all those who got used to expressing the car's
> engine power in horsepower, these 2 cars may be a big
> surprise.
>
> Toyota and Honda are selling hybrid cars
> (gasolene/electric) which can run on both the fuels.
>
> The Toyota Prius has 70 horsepower with an additional
> 25 kw of power from electric batteries while Honda
> Insight has 67 horsepower with additional 10 kw from
> batterie.
>
> Had the Americans used kilowatts for the power of car,
> it could have been easier to convince the people
> about the benefits of such a car. Its high time for
> the American car companies to switch over to kw, since
> they are planning to bring their version of hybrid
> cars by 2003.
>
> Madan
>
>
>
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