ducati asked:


Most of the answers seem to say that driving a hybrid reduces my carbon footprint. Question is, what about the to charging the battery? Electricity isn’t carbon free. I’m also told the batteries aren’t recyclable and need to be replaced every few years. Any thoughts on that?

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John P asked:


It seems as though most hybrid and/or electric cars built by the big manufacturers are very ugly to look at. Why is this? One could almost get the impression that they don’t want them to sell.

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KHAN_360 asked:


what fuel is used to run a hiybrid car?

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Magicman asked:


oil put up os shut up or support our troops bring them homewhat do you think?

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star_geezer asked:


An internal combustion engine runs more efficiently at constant speed. If it was run to charge the batteries when needed, via a generator, it seems to me it would be much more efficient than today’s dual mode hybrids. This is essentially what diesel-electric locomotives do, and they get much better “gas mileage” than cars.

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CRJPILOT asked:


Ok so with all of the inefficiencies of the reciprocating internal combustion engine why don’t they make a hybrid car powered by a small centrifugal turbine that would work like an aircraft APU. The car would have an all electric drive system and the turbine would produce electricity for the electric motor. The FADEC computer would control fuel flow to the turbine as more power was needed. Trains have been doing this for decades so why not cars? A plus would be that you could use any liquid or flammable gas for fuel.

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Ann K asked:


Gas prices are going up, but so are electric rates in the Chicago area. Is there actually a cost savings in driving a hybrid? Clearly there is an environmental saving, but the vehicle cost is higher. If the fuel source costs less, we might consider buying one.

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Ahab asked:


I am naive to the construction of hybrid engines, but would the exhaust from a hydrogen cell car, which is supposedly water, be contaminated with particles from the oil or any other substances within the engine?

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Trent asked:


Or is it going to be Saturn electric car all over again?

The technology is available to easily provide 100mpg, yet we are still stuck with the Prius.

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HelpLessHomework asked:


the hybrid car runs partly on batteries, and that reduces air pollution..if u know any other items that help reduce air pollution, but still lets us go on with daily life style (once again, like the hybrid car) please list, or explain. Thank You!

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