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| Subject: Re: When are those Dums in Congress going to lower gas prices!!!!!! | |
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Date Posted: 11:42:11 05/14/07 Mon In reply to: Duncan7 's message, "Re: When are those Dums in Congress going to lower gas prices!!!!!!" on 11:28:45 05/14/07 Mon If we all junked out our cars and went and bought new hybreds, how many new mines would have to open to provide the raw materials to build those new hybreds? Of course we couls ship all the junked cars to China so they could melt them down into steel for building new coal fired power plants. >But it's the only thing that keep hybrids selling. > >>The Democrats in Congress are a disgrace!!!!! They >>can't get anything done and are fiddling while Rome >>burns with these record high gasoline prices. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>the power of a hemi, with up to 40% better fuel >>economy >>> >>> >>>href="http://news.en.autos.sympatico.msn.ca/article.a >s >>p >>>x?cp-documentid=4807256">http://news.en.autos.sympati >c >>o >>>.msn.ca/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4807256 >>> >>>Two-Mode Hybrid Chrysler Aspen & Dodge Durango to >>>Arrive in '08 >>>Chrysler Group's First Application of Two-Mode >Hybrid >>>advertisement >>>Canadian Auto Press >>>The unusual technological alliance between >>>DaimlerChrysler, BMW and General Motors that started >>>in 2005 has resulted in a major groundbreaking >>>advancement in terms of hybrid drivetrains. Each of >>>the three firms invested approximately one billion >>>dollars in the research and development, which was >>>conducted in Michigan at the DaimlerChrysler, GM and >>>BMW Hybrid Development Centre. A Two-Mode Hybrid >>>System is the result, first shown in Chevy's Tahoe >>>Hybrid and then in a number of DCX concept vehicles. >>>Now it is heading for production in a Dodge and a >>>Chrysler. The Two-Mode Hybrid System has been >designed >>>to be used on almost every type of vehicle made, >>>ranging from a compact front-wheel drive car, to a >>>midsize SUV, to a large pickup truck. With DCX, the >>>first version of this system will be arriving on the >>>market starting 2008. >>>The 2008 Dodge Durango Hybrid and 2008 Chrysler Aspen >>>Hybrid will be the first gasoline-electric production >>>vehicles that Chrysler Group has made, which should >>>help spur interest in the brand’s large SUVs. >>>Being that the Durango and Aspen are sought after for >>>their high towing capabilities and ample on-road >>>performance, Chrysler Group decided to make the >>>5.7-litre HEMI V8 engine the centerpiece of the new >>>drivetrain system. Besides offering the muscle needed >>>in a large sport utility vehicle, this HEMI also >>>offers MDS cylinder deactivation, which seamlessly >>>shuts off four cylinders under lighter loads. >Combined >>>with the hybrid assist, Chrysler Group estimates that >>>the Two-Mode Durango and Aspen will have 25-percent >>>better fuel economy than their non-hybrid >>>counterparts. The biggest gains will be observed in >>>the city, where the engine-stop and electrical assist >>>are expected to reduce these large SUVs’ thirst by up >>>to 40-percent! >>>What makes the Two-Mode hybrid system different than >>>Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive or Honda’s Integrated >>>Motor Assist is its layout. It still has a gasoline >>>motor, a starter/generator and batteries, and can >shut >>>off at stoplights, but the main difference is that it >>>has two sets of gears in its automatic transmission; >>>one set is used for the HEMI V8 with four fixed >ratios >>>(i.e. a four-speed automatic), while the other is >used >>>for the twin electric motors. The combination of the >>>motors and transmissions yields two different >>>operating modes. The first is at low speeds, where >the >>>vehicle can be powered by either the gasoline engine, >>>the electric motor or both. It uses the first two >>>speeds in the automatic transmission. The second mode >>>is more complex, and revolves around higher speeds >and >>>engine loads. In this situation, the gasoline engine >>>always runs, but the electric motors kick in at >>>different points with different ratios, creating the >>>effect of a CVT transmission for better efficiency. >>>The Two-Mode system is a rather complicated >>>drivetrain, but it will ease the thirst and emissions >>>of large sport utility vehicles. We’re very curious >to >>>see how the system functions, and how the vehicle >will >>>drive, but we’ll have to wait until the Durango and >>>Aspen Hybrids arrive in 2008. Shortly thereafter, >>>General Motors’ version of the system will debut in >>>the Tahoe and Yukon, as well as in its half-ton >pickup >>>truck lineup. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: When are those Dums in Congress going to lower gas prices!!!!!! | Duncan7 | 11:50:20 05/14/07 Mon |