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Get real, there is no other fuel on the market, or near to coming to market,
that can come anywhere close to replacing gasoline as a motor fuel in the
next 50 years, none. All ANY of the alternate fuels can do is REDUCE the
need for MORE gasoline in the interim, period. Anybody who thinks otherwise
is a prim candidate to buy that bridge in Brooklyn ;)


mike hunt


"mark_digital©" <976@no-spam-comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0eiie0h1ah8m1004@news.readfreenews.net...[color=green]
>> [url]http://www.newtechspy.com/articles06/hydraulichybrid.html[/url]
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>> ---Ford is developing a new form of automotive propulsion, and the
>> implications for the American Auto Industry are huge. The Hydraulic
>> Hybrid could be the greatest innovation since the internal combustion
>> engine itself, and Ford is on the inside track with its F-150 Hybrid.
>> New Tech Spy Has learned details about the system that are simply
>> amazing and could put Ford in a commanding position in the fiercely
>> competitive full size pickup market.
>> ---The Idea behind the current crop of Hybrid cars is well known; the
>> cars main energy comes from gasoline which recharges batteries that
>> move the car at low speeds. Hydraulic Hybrids work in the same manner,
>> only instead of batteries, excess energy is stored in hydraulic
>> cylinders.That in itself is not revolutionary, except for the fact that
>> Nickel Metal Hydride batteries used today are not an efficient way to
>> store energy, and hydraulic storage blows them away with 3X the
>> efficiency. Even next generation Lithium Ion batteries do not come
>> close to Hydraulic Energy Storage.
>> ---The standard F-150 has a curb weight of about 4800 lbs., which is
>> 65% greater than theToyota Prius, yet incredibly the Hydraulic F-150
>> with a continuously variable transmission matches the Prius with 60mpg
>> city rating, that's an amazing 400% increase over its gasoline version.
>> ---The F-150 makes for a perfect host for Hydraulic Hybrid technology
>> because of its height and body on frame construction, adding this
>> system to smaller vehicles will be challenging, but with those kind of
>> numbers small vehicles as we know them may become obsolete...The
>> Hydraulic F-150 is currently scheduled for launch in August of 2008,
>> can Ford work out all the bugs by then? The people are waiting for Ford
>> to come through in the clutch.[/color]
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> If Ford and GM was obliged to drill for oil as a prerequisit to selling
> vehicles they'd stop peddling backwards and come up with something for
> real. I can't believe the EPA is fu*king around too. 'nuff said.
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