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| Prius and Hybrid News This is a discussion on 2008 smart fortwo mhd within the Prius and Hybrid News forums, part of the Toyota Prius Forums category; mhd = micro hybrid drive. Basically it's just a start/stop feature that saves 8% of fuel. Hey, anything to have ... |
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| Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11 | mhd = micro hybrid drive. Basically it's just a start/stop feature that saves 8% of fuel. Hey, anything to have the name "hybrid" in it. At least they call it a micro hybrid lol. SMART CAR PICTURES: Will the 2008 Smart Car be a Hybrid?? Not a bad idea imo. |
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| Uneducated bird-brain Aussie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia
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My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 17 | It isn't a nano hybrid, it just has autostop. Really nothing about the system apart from auto stop. Will the electric motor turn the wheels as well as start the engine? What is the power supply and configuration? lead acid or other batteries? Does it have a flywheel starter or a conventional gear drive starter? |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoBe, FL
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My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | You can buy a convertible SMART which makes it at least a little cool and w 8% more mpg its in 35 - 40 mpg range now |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3 | its to my understandng that smart is going to build hybride smarts and even electric only smarts smart is going to build elec only elec and petrol elec and diesel and cumbustrion only with start and stop like you talk about |
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| Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11 | There are EV smarts in the UK right now undergoing "gov't testing". i.e. the goverment uses the cars. |
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