The LA Auto Show isn’t just about looking at alternative fuel vehicle—today it was about driving them too. West Coast Editor Ben Stewart spent a few minutes with Quantum Technologies and their turbocharged hydrogen powered Prius. Yes we did say turbocharged but no it won’t dust your buddy’s Camaro.
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You can convert your paid for gasoline car to HHO, with no batteries, & no refueling at a station & it will run better 4 longer, but for some reason you cannot (yet) convert a diesel. There are kits ranging from $150 to $1500, though they go much higher too, but that would be nutz when the others are good. Kits 4 hybrid gas/HHO start at $50 and at least greatly increase gas mileage for all U folks 2 addicted to gasoline to give it up “cold turkey”:-).
GT3076R please.
im getting a kewet el-jet. thats more badass than the thing there driving will ever get
still a prius, still a hybrid, still ugly, still wouldnt drive it… EVER. Would rather have a diesel like most are talking about in the comments.
still not ready for the middle class to buy
when will they start building a 18,000 dollar
electric/hydrogen car?
Retard?
So you’re saying that you can achieve 45MPG-50MPG (notice you’ve upped it from 40-45MPG) if you strip your car down to its bones, and we can achieve 45MPG with a perfectly well equipped diesel. Yes, I can see who is making retarded comments here.
I love your 1.3 litre p.o.s. that can almost pull a trailer, for real. I’d definitely prefer it over a strong diesel engine that’ll still be pulling strong even while your tappets are on their last taps.
JUST BECAUSE I SAID JDM DOESNT MEAN ITS MODIFIED FOR RACING RETARD: JDM stands for Japan Domestic MARKET.
CRXs weight 500 pounds when stripped, and you strip it fully, then you put in 1.3L and you get 45-50 MPG easy.
I doubt you could get 40-45MPG from a Honda CRX while getting the same performance that a turbo diesel engine gives, and as consistently as a diesel powered car can. I would frequently achieve 60MPG from my diesel car.
Nonetheless, the cost of diesel fuel vs gasoline fuel and the achievable MPG makes a hybrid vehicle the cheaper option in respect to mileage.
screw the oil companies…. they are evil!
thats why i said, going downhill, even a honda CRX with a JDM 1.3L can get 40-45 MPG, not that hard.
you would think but seriously i do…. its all in how you drive ( no ac and no unnecessary weight)…. i just cant give into hybrids when i can get the same economy with a diesel. its not as environmentally friendly but the car is paid for, and i don’t have to buy batteries in 3 to 4 years. come to think of it the battery making process is not very friendly to mother earth either… the mineing for the battery material causes acid rain but what doesn’t now a days.
later
…going downhill!
… whats stopping you?
wow so this car costs a butt load has less power more crap to go wrong on the engine. i would rather stick with my 1997 volks jetta tdi that gets 52 hwy and 49 city.
I can make a 300 range hydrogen mile car.
this guy sounds so gay, like the snl lady who like to think shez better then everyone. High pitch ending after every sentance.
haha this vehicle has about 10% less horsepower than the gasoline version…….so ur sayin it has 90 horses……bahahahah and turbo and intercooled thats gaaaay!
haha turbocharged prius
Gor818,
you’re an idiot. It has already dropped 50 cents in the past month in California.
Yes, it is still a high $4 (Was $4.55 or so), but, it’s still dropping. If it does go up, it might hit $5 max by december, IF it does.
if it jumped to $15 by december, i think that might actually be the breaking point of americans and they would riot and burn the whitehouse down to the ground.
Also, @ $15/gallon all the transports on the road would not be running. Shipments to stores would stop and people would be starving. Your country would shut down.
/story.
i really hope your right
an old civic gets better mileage than most of the economy cars that come out today.
by december its going to be 15 dollars and in january when the president sits, its going to dramatically drop.
you guys’ll see
six figures!!!
calm down faggot