23/09/11

Type Of Hybrid Cars: The New Generation Is On The Move

German brands are reducing the gap with the Japanese trendsetters

Automakers around the world car  green car s  technologies. Partly because they need to keep pace with the competition in case the demand for green cars 's skyrockets, and partly because it is  cool  those brands image to be green. Even the Germans can not stay behind.

Yes, it now appears that the slightly more conservative German automakers are good efforts to keep pace with the Japanese competition when it comes to making green vehicles.

Green cars: the second life of hybrid vehicles

Hybrid car 's had recently lost some of their past their public appeal in the shade of electric cars  s. But hybrid vehicles are now returning to the spotlight. And that's because the Germans.


How did the Germans manage to bring new life to the hybrid car market? Well, they have a lot of buzz premiere several new hybrid vehicle models at the international car show (=IAA) in Frankfurt. The show is a big event for the European car and runs from September 15 to 25.

New German hybrid models: the futuristic Audi A8

The main IAA rookie with hybrid technology, the Audi A8 Hybrid, at least from a German perspective. The twin version of the luxury car will be available on the market in the first half of 2012, probably for a price between 80,000? -? 90000.

Unlike already available rivals, the Mercedes S400 Hybrid and the BMW 7 Active Hybrid, has carmaker Audi  s A8 Hybrid not only use its electric motor for acceleration and climbing, it can drive pure electric. The result was a consumption of just 6.4 liters per 100 kilometers. That's what I would call an economical car!

Hybrid cars on the Audi A8 

The Audi A8 luxury hybrid vehicle, the team a2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine with an electric motor generator and self-charging 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery to achieve up to 37 mpg. That would at least October 1 mpg improvement over the standard 2012 Audi A8.

The luxury hybrid vehicle will generate a combined equivalent of 245 horsepower and 345 pounds / feet of torque, which provides strong acceleration. Audi A8 Hybrid says the state will be the expenses of 62 mph (100 km / h) from rest in 7.7 seconds with a top speed of 146 mph. Not bad for a green car.

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