Comments on: Hybrid Gets 150 Miles Per Gallon Using Ultracapacitors

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:51:12 +0000

That’s great! Is it on the market yet? Where do you get it and how much is it?

By: doubting thomas

doubting thomas — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:28:37 +0000

i hope this is the wave of the future rather than the buy up snuff. Many car companies have stock holders and powers to be with lobbiest that keep us oil dependant to line thier pockets. if the big car companies have thier way they will buy the technology and sweep it under the rug by saying there were problems with it and never put it on the market. then the loser is the public which is at the mercy of the rich who control all that happens in the economy. sorry to be so negative but the technology with combustion engines to get better mpg has been with us for many years. here is an example, a GM truck was puchased and the consumer was getting 30 plus miles per gallon. when he went to have it service it got worse miles per gallon. when the customer inquired about it the tech told him they took off a box that was left on by the factory by mistake. this box was a electronic fuel manager that was still being tested. that truck now gets less than 14 miles per gallon. I JUST DONT TRUST THE AUTO MAKERS TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CONSUMER.

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By: kris

kris — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:13:40 +0000

Don’t forget lights and heating. All electric cars don’t go very far if you want to heat/cool the interior passenger space or drive the car with lights. There goes winter use, night use, hot climate use, yadda.

By: Kelli Eggers

Kelli Eggers — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:01:07 +0000

Where can I find this hybrid car that gets 150 MPG?
I live in Scts, AZ

By: Golly G MrWizard

Golly G MrWizard — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:19:37 +0000

Yes, I would say that it is a tad misleading; however, I would have to say that I still believe that this exact vehicle would save consumers a considerable amount of money in the short run due to fuel prices rising so rapidly vs electricity. Also, by implementing something like this across the general public, oil companies (substantial assets) would consider investing more heavily into electrical technology in order to fuel their hunger for profit that the mear cost raises of gas may not offset. Fossil fuels may be eventually 15$+/gallon for hybrid vehicles which would mean that petroleum companies would have to pump less out of the ground, transport less to refineries, refine less overall fuel, hire fewer employees for all these task and yet manage to maintain (if not increase) their profit dollars year after year (produce less product to be sold for more money). But as someone pointed out, as technology advances I believe we will see more and more solar powered stand alone residences and then who would mind commuting back and forth to work and college in a mostly electric vehicle. Electronics will become smaller and more affordable and soon we could have a Prius getting 300 miles to a gallon of gas. And yes, a fully electric car does get infinity/mpg. You would have to rate it by a different system such as cost/mile, which they seemingly did with 15.49/340 which by figuring 3.07 for REG gas at my local gas station would put that at 5 gallons (price) divided into 340 miles traveled=68 miles/$galequivilent. Not GREAT but a step in the right direction. As the price of gas increases so does this equation in the favor of the vehicle. What if you only drove 40 miles per day for 2 weeks or 3 months and kept the ABILITY to use the fuel efficient gas engine for long distance? Just a thought. How about a car that absorbs heat energy from the sun exposed paint or they develope solar ray absorbing paint to help recharge the vehicle as it travels during daylight hours to further enhance it’s ability to rest the gasoline engine? Let’s offer solutions.

And the Henry Ford thing….step away from the computer every now and then and get a life. Go get in your vehicle (or more likely your moms) that is probably made in Japan, Korea, or perhaps Germany and remember that it is Henry Ford who invented the car assembly line so that people with lower incomes could afford to own an automobile of their own. Take the positive, leave the negative.

By: Henry Ford

Henry Ford — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:38:51 +0000

Henry Ford was one of the most vicious racist fools in the history of the world. He spent millions on fomenting hate and Hitler learned a lot from him.

By: Tristoflex Mondorto

Tristoflex Mondorto — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:35:59 +0000

I fell out of a window
A second story window
and caught my eyelash on the sill, sill,
Go fetch the axe,
there’s a fly on baby’s mustache
A man’s best friend is his horse.

By: silverelk

silverelk — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:14:36 +0000

If Henry Ford, or Hannibal had been surrounded by folks with a little knowledge, we would have no cars and Hannibal would have been stuck in Africa…

By: William Myers

William Myers — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:10:31 +0000

Mike, I have no problem with experimental cars being developed, but I do have a problem with its sponsors posting highly misleading and inaccurate info about it, that’s just dishonest.

As to it being an SUV, the reason it HAS to be an SUV is because of the weight and size of all the equipment – note that the storage area of the SUV, which people buy to be empty, is full of the equipment to make it work. This technology simply wouldn’t fit in a smaller car, and in a bigger SUV car it doesn’t work as an SUV, ie having lots of storage. In fact, because of the higher load weight due to all the engines and gear in the thing, the car has longer stopping and maneuvering distances, which turn out to be the most important safety factors. In every way you are better off going with a conventional hybrid or even a diesel all of which weigh less, are safer, and cost less to operate.