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2012-02-09 Hybrid Vehicles - engine technology for hybrids/electrics:

Technical standards in non-science fiction are even looser.  You may have noticed that characters in novels usually smoke their cigarettes in the time it takes to write a paragraph that could be spoken

2012-02-09 Hybrid Vehicles - engine technology for hybrids/electrics:

Science fiction seems to do fine with "dilithium crystals" and such.  A future setting lets you just combine syllables to create exotic sounding materials like unobtanium (a satirical one, popular with

2012-02-04 Hybrid Vehicles - Electric Car and Pollution:

The answer at any specific location will depend upon transmission distance, plant efficiency, and pollution controls, but the quick answer is that an electric car can easily be responsible for more pollution

2012-02-02 Hybrid Vehicles - cng diesel:

I don't have those lists in my head.  A custom conversion is hard to pay for in savings, although your potential mileage total helps if you can keep it on the road.  If you get lucky with a bargain on

2011-12-28 Hybrid Vehicles - hybrid vehicles:

A vehicle with both gasoline and electric power systems can run on either, or both.  In general, the electric system is better for start-up and initial acceleration, and situations where the gasoline unit

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