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Hybrid Cars: Do Cars Really Need to Look Like UFOs to Save Gas?

Peter Griffin September 19, 2008 19:22:24

It seems that the car engineer's law is "if you want a car with decent fuel economy, it should absolutely look like some sort of spacecraft"

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car engineers law car decent fuel economy absolutely sort spacecraft

car engineers law car decent fuel economy absolutely sort spacecraft

car engineers law car decent fuel economy absolutely sort spacecraft

car engineers law car decent fuel economy absolutely sort spacecraft

Why can't we have a car, that looks like a car, that is a Hybrid?
 Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department
No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?
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  • +4 raves Grace W. Bush September 19, 2008 19:52:53
    Grace W. Bush

    Undecided

    Who cares? That Aptera up there has 300 MPG! Ill even drive a clown car if it had 300MPG

    undecided cares aptera 300 mpg ill clown car 300mpg
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  • +1 raves
    babydoll06 September 19, 2008 21:48:27
    babydoll06

    No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?

    I thought that I was the only person that noticed that.
  • oseas.pontas September 19, 2008 21:24:05
    oseas.pontas

    Undecided

    Well, they think is much cool if it´s like UFos....they really think that futurist must look like ETs..........
  • kara September 19, 2008 21:08:55
    kara

    Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department

    funny again
  • Jerry September 19, 2008 20:54:35
    Jerry

    Undecided

    The hell with hybrids do hydrogen. The time is now. Check this out.
    http://automobiles.honda.com/...
  • +1 raves
    PaulMag... Jerry September 19, 2008 22:29:26
    PaulMagillSmith
    All hydrogen cells do is make sure we are beholden to the big companies that still want to control our energy production/distribution. (ie. the existing infrastructure for gasoline/corn ethanol dispersal). They flip out at the thought people can charge their vehicles at home (preferably with electricity generated & stored during the day from wind & solar) because it cuts them out of the loop from domination of the populace using energy sources.

    Besides, hydrogen fuel cells aren't viable until 10-20 years into the future, and we need to move away from fossil fueled vehicles NOW!
  • Jerry PaulMag... September 19, 2008 22:33:06
    Jerry
    I'm pleased to announce that you are mistaken. Have a look.
    http://automobiles.honda.com/...
  • +1 raves
    PaulMag... Jerry September 20, 2008 02:15:55
    PaulMagillSmith
    Perhaps I should clarify. The infrastructure to fuel hydrogen vehicles is estimated to be 10-20 years away. Sure, there will be 200 vehicles available to lease (but not to buy) in southern California this year, but this is a grain of sand on the beach, isn't it? Had we forced GM to continue & expand the EV1 program we could have hundreds of thousands of these vehicles in consumers' hands right now, THAT COULD BE FUELED AT THE OWNERS' HOMES instead of still relying on a corporate structure that has proven itself anti-social & anti-environmental for way too long now.
  • +1 raves
    CoreyG PaulMag... September 21, 2008 05:21:56
    CoreyG
    You comments are absolutely right. History repeats itself with the lease option just like GM did with the EV1. Let's not even mention people like Stanley Meyer that had invented decent technology to power your car on hydrogen back in the early to mid 1990's. People who read this comment just go on youtube and type "Water Powered Car" and see his interview. He even says that he had been offered a billion (with a B) dollars to sit on his technology for 10 years. I believe this would support your first comment about big corporations that want control. In my opinion, the best thing to do is to do it yourself if you want to make the change faster.
  • +1 raves
    Musiclvr11 September 19, 2008 20:48:22
    Musiclvr11

    Undecided

    i don't think it's needed, but it may help. and personally, i think they look cool like that.
  • +1 raves
    kara Musiclvr11 September 19, 2008 21:10:21
    kara
    They do look cool. Very futuristic. Whenw e look back at old cars they ahd avery different feel rather then what we mostly drive now. I think people will get used ot it. ewspecially the younger generation.
  • Musiclvr11 kara September 28, 2008 17:56:11
    Musiclvr11
    yeah. but the older cars [t bird anyone?] are also very cool.
  • Smoky September 19, 2008 20:40:35
    Smoky

    Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department

    XD
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    Mister Six September 19, 2008 20:37:53
    Mister Six

    Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department

    Pure and simple, this is how it has to be. if I can't have the Jetson's car then what's the fucking point?
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    annie September 19, 2008 20:15:56
    annie

    No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?

    los hidridos no producen dioxido de carbono lo q provoca el sobrecalentamiento global, creo q es una buena idea,pasa q son muy caros y no estan al alcance d tdos!!!
  • Grace W... annie September 19, 2008 20:17:32
    Grace W. Bush
    Hay una explosion en mis pantalones!

    hay una explosion en mis pantalones
  • +1 raves
    sally September 19, 2008 20:03:16
    sally

    Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department

    Maybe they'll eventually design them so that we can fly over 5 o'clock gridlock!
  • +1 raves
    kevracer September 19, 2008 20:03:11
    kevracer

    Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department

    aerodynamics!
  • +4 raves
    Grace W. Bush September 19, 2008 19:52:53
    Grace W. Bush

    Undecided

    Who cares? That Aptera up there has 300 MPG! Ill even drive a clown car if it had 300MPG

    undecided cares aptera 300 mpg ill clown car 300mpg
  • 1tenthA... Grace W... September 20, 2008 04:10:25
    1tenthAngel
    NICE!
  • +3 raves
    Brenda September 19, 2008 19:52:11
    Brenda

    No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?

    I want a car that just runs on water or something that we don't have to pay for but they won't do that we would be taking money from the supper power
  • +2 raves
    Mike (the original sodahead... September 19, 2008 19:36:40
    Mike (the original sodahead 'Mike')

    No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?

    There are some. The Ford Escape, Chevy Tahoe I think both have hybrid options. But, generally, people who are all into 'saving the planet' want the world to know they are doing it so they feel special. Therefore their egos require a stupid looking car to attract the necessary attention.
  • +4 raves
    Peter G... Mike (t... September 19, 2008 19:38:20
    Peter Griffin
    I want a car that looks like this to be Hybrid:

    car hybrid
  • Mike (t... Peter G... September 19, 2008 19:50:52
    Mike (the original sodahead 'Mike')
    Find a car like that and have a custom shop totally re-build the drivetrain. It can be done - if you've got the bucks.
  • PaulMag... Peter G... September 19, 2008 22:45:47
    PaulMagillSmith
    Peter, very possible. You can have your cake (Impala) and eat it, too. Eventualy, it will be faster, quiter, and cleaner than this classic Chevy, IF (big IF) we can get Congress & the auto companies to fund technology away from the archaic internal combustion engines, and toward technologies of the 21st century. "Time has come today", as the Chambers Brothers sang back when there were still a lot of these old 'Chebbys' still on the road.
  • Ace~Mr.... Peter G... September 20, 2008 02:18:11
    Ace~Mr.Giantess~
    I daydreamed up a hybrid car kind of like that back in high school.
  • Citizen... Peter G... September 24, 2008 02:34:57
    Citizen Phil
    I would prefer the 1955 model with the smoother tail fin. This preference is probably from having owned a 1955 Chevy for 11 years. I would have kept it longer if I hadn't let the body get badly rested.
  • PaulMag... Mike (t... September 19, 2008 22:36:16
    PaulMagillSmith
    Is it ego, Mike (Stag Tunnel), or pride because they know they are doing the correct thing for their fellow earth inhabitants & Americans?
  • Mike (t... PaulMag... September 22, 2008 14:00:39
    Mike (the original sodahead 'Mike')
    It they did it for others, they wouldn't be seeking notice for themselves. It's passive aggressive attention seeking.
  • +1 raves
    Corinne [Ninja]™ September 19, 2008 19:28:41
    Corinne [Ninja]™

    No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?

    It really bugs me that hybrids don't look like normal cars.
  • +1 raves
    Magzilla ~is having a littl... September 19, 2008 19:27:52
    Magzilla ~is having a little boy~

    Yes. Aircraft Designers Must Be In Charge of the Hybrid Department

    Heck yeah! They look bitchen!
  • iguanamind September 19, 2008 19:27:07
    iguanamind

    Undecided

    I don't know I haven't heard it explained yet.
  • +1 raves
    HairlessKat the Gnostic September 19, 2008 19:24:08
    HairlessKat the Gnostic

    No. Why Not Make A Hybrid "Plug-In Device" Available For All Cars?

    lmao too cool!
  • +1 raves
    PaulMag... Hairles... September 20, 2008 02:24:44
    PaulMagillSmith
    The coolest would be a vehicle that runs on ammonia, so I can piss in my tank after a few beers at the bar, drive home, and still have fuel to get to work in the morning. That's the best form of recycling a buzz to good use LOL.
  • +1 raves
    Hairles... PaulMag... September 20, 2008 02:33:39
    HairlessKat the Gnostic
    uhh yeahhhhhh..... _eyes dart left to right _ backs away slowly .. hehe
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