general hybrid car advice?

GOALS:

- reduce fuel consumption

- reduce carbon (CO2) emissions

- reduce smog (NOx) emissions


TYPES:

- "assist" hybrid (one motor, passive electric system)

- "full" hybrid (two motors, persistent electric system)


Simple enough of a summary for you? Now move on to the next level of detail... look at these teaser images, then click the type links above.

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Following that, you can dig into the details with this document.

 

Go to a dealer for all the hybrids you are interested in....not to buy, but to look at really closely after you have done your research. This is the one time you can get really familiar with ALL the vehicles you are considering. If you found your way here, then you already know how to find info on other hybrids as well. Real specific questions will get you really specific answers. Do not hesitate to ask the question(s) really on your mind. I know you must have some.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ronny88 @ Jul 31 2007, 06:00 PM) [snapback]488383[/snapback]</div>

I've only just recently started doing research on hybrid cars, myself. Here are some sites that might help:

http://www.autobloggreen.com/
http://www.greencarcongress.com/
http://www.greenhybrid.com/
http://hybridblog.typepad.com/my_weblog/
http://www.hybridcars.com/

Some of these sites are updated on a daily basis with articles on hybrid/auto news and can be pretty interesting.

Best of luck.
alam99

 

www.fueleconomy.gov

I also got a lot of useful information from the toyota website, but that was more about other features of the cars I was interested in (Prius and HyCam).

 

For a given style of car, a hybrid model will probably be cleaner, more efficient, and more economical. When you get to a point where you find a model or two that's interesting you'll want to compare them to similar non-hybrid models to be sure.

You mind if I ask what you're looking for in a car, besides the hybrid part?