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Date Posted: 11:24:59 05/14/07 Mon In reply to: Mo' Green 's message, "Thanks" on 09:07:20 05/14/07 Mon Really? What is it? 50% (or better)claim to, but that isn't really true now is it. If man is in fact responsible for climate change (and I still have my doubts) you don't seem to be making any head way. Numbers aren't going down. Why is that? >>No it's all about your kids and the legacy you leave >>them. Good job man! >If everybody followed my example, the next generation >would definetly be in the clear. >> >>>It's all about Duncan, man. His only function is to >>>cruise the boards and snark narcacissitically (sp). >I >>>thought the article was interesting and wouldn't >sneer >>>at a 40% improvement but it seems they went to >>>extrodinary legnths and essentially ended up with a >>>vehicle that has the operating chraracteristics of a >>>diesel, ie, high torque, more power and better fuel >>>economy than a gas SUV. >>> >>>>I call that a significant step... I guess you >>>>wouldn't like to see a 40% improvement in the >>>>efficiency of you solar panels, would you? >>>> >>>> >>>>>what do you call that Not so crappy gas mileage or >>>>>less crappy then before gas mileage? >>>>> >>>>>>the power of a hemi, with up to 40% better fuel >>>>>economy >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>href="http://news.en.autos.sympatico.msn.ca/articl >e >>. >>>a >>>>s >>>>>p >>>>>>x?cp-documentid=4807256">http://news.en.autos.symp >a >>t >>>i >>>>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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