First hybrid motorcycle

[Randy Whorewald]

This is the world's first hybrid motorcycle:

http://www.rvi.net/~mdhorban/hybridmotorcycle.htm

 

[Gentleman First]

This is the world's first hybrid motorcycle:

http://www.rvi.net/~mdhorban/hybridmotorcycle.htm

That thing sounds fucking awesome.....what does it get for mileage?
I am guessing about 7 kms per can of beans

 

[sdw]

That thing sounds fucking awesome.....what does it get for mileage?
I am guessing about 7 kms per can of beans

Consumer Reports did a bunch of testing on Hybrids and discovered that they don't get as good gas mileage as the base car. Honda Civic base gets 30 mpg, Honda Civic Hybrid gets 22 mpg. That's a lot of money to get less gas mileage.

 

[Kamguy]

Your link does not work for myself. Is there anywhere else that it may be available?

 

[Gentleman First]

Really?!? Where is this info? I thought that that civic hybrid gets about 50mpg.

Right from the Honda literature.

EPA for gas civic HWY 45 mpg

EPA for hybrid civic HWY 44 mpg

Hope that helps

 

[dirtydan]

It needs an afterburner.

 

[sdw]

Right from the Honda literature.

EPA for gas civic HWY 45 mpg

EPA for hybrid civic HWY 44 mpg

Hope that helps

Consumer Reports found that the Hybrid Civic doesn't get anything near the EPA figures, while the Gas Civic does get near the EPA figures.

Apparently, the car companies have a pretty good read on what it takes to get high numbers on the EPA tests. Their cars are optimized to perform well on the test, but on a real world 150 mile circuit, the cars can't achieve the EPA numbers.

The Hybrid Civic is one of the ones that does well on the EPA test because the battary is fully charged when the test starts and the test isn't that long.

In real world the gas engine is running all the time and the car gets half of it's claimed EPA numbers.

 

[Gentleman First]

1 chilli dog cuming up

It needs an afterburner.

that should do it eh

 

[badwolfcgy]

The hybrid does worse than the regular car due to the usage done in the test. Hybrid cars are most efficient during slow stop and go traffic and less efficient on the highway due to the fact that the gas engine must recharge the battery pack. The battery pack and electric motor is heavier than a regular car making it less efficient on the highway as well.
If you drive on the freeway then forget about a hybrid. Go for a Diesel powered car for the best effiency.

 

[Randy Whorewald]

Your link does not work for myself. Is there anywhere else that it may be available?

KAMGUY - try it with a different browser. Are you using IE or Firefox?

 

[Maury Beniowski]

Consumer Reports did a bunch of testing on Hybrids and discovered that they don't get as good gas mileage as the base car. Honda Civic base gets 30 mpg, Honda Civic Hybrid gets 22 mpg. That's a lot of money to get less gas mileage.

The public is not that well informed about Hybrids, so there is a lot of hearsay going around. Where Hybrids do excel is in the city. This is because lower speeds, and regenerative braking are working in your favour in this environment, due to the electric motor playing a larger role - unless the driver is pedal-happy, of course. You can see this effect when comparing the published City vs. Highway numbers for the same car; the City numbers are usually higher, because the electric motor runs more.

The batteries are also charged more often through the braking action, making more efficient electromotive power available. On the highway, the car is running mostly on gasoline, so the numbers are the same as regular cars or slightly better. And this applies even more to the converted big gas guzzlers, like the Lexus GS. I think the automotive press is expecting quantum-leap miracles, and tends to be disappointed when the figures don't meet their expectations.

Still, the car companies are getting better at it, and will soon quiet the detractors down.