Hi, Guest
05-30-2009, 01:03 AM
ZX3_2NV,May 29 2009, 10:46 AM Wrote:Deisel won't happen hybrid is the way of the future deisel would just be going backwards.
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I like the concept of going zero-emissions at least part of the time, but hybrids are definitely NOT the way of the future. They're no less energy-intensive to manufacture, batteries are expensive to replace and even more confusing to recycle than a "standard" car's battery, and for most folks they're swallowing a multi-thousand dollar loss just to be able to "make a statement".
Futhermore, if they were the way of the future, they'd be a lot more mianstream than they are now.
Hydrogen is the way of the future, so long as they can stabilize and mass market the fuel source generation.
Fossil fuels, whether in 10 years or 50, are DONE. Hybrid-hydrogen is another viable alternative once they develop a "friendlier" battery type.
We're a long way off yet.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.