A 220 MPG Green Sports Car

Jun 9, 2008 By Matt

19 Comments

They keep getting better and better! Here’s another killer eco-friendly sports car. While this is still a concept, Hybrid Technologies has some pretty bold aspirations aiming to have a working prototype by this September and be on the market by lat 2009, early 2010. They plan to produce two models of this beauty, an all electric that will have a range of 150-180 miles, and a plug-in hybrid model that they are entering into the Progressive Automotive X-prize competition and will boast a 220 mile per gallon efficiency! The details on the specs of this Green super-car are scant. Popular Mechanics interviewed one of the engineers working on the project, Ron Cervan. When asked if this car would be able to match the Corvette ZR-1’s performance (638 Horses), Cervan laughed and told them they are “way out of the ballparkâ€”itâ€™s gonna be wild.â€

Category: Cars+Tranportation

19 Comments, Comment or Ping

anon

Although this sounds really cool, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. What we need is fuel efficient car that everyone can afford, not the super elite. We need something that can lessen the release of greenhouse gases and the best method of achieving that is to release technology that will reduce greenhouse gases to the general public, not just a handful of people who can afford this. Someone really needs to figure out a way to mass produce cheap fuel efficient vehicles. It is nice to know that it’s definitely possible, though.

Jun 9th, 2008
anon

Or better yet, come up with a device that fits into current vehicles that can reduce greenhouse gases.

Jun 9th, 2008
sir jorge

after spending 20 minutes try ing to figure out your spam word, i finally am leaving a comment, man…i hate how captchas ruin the commenting experience.

Jun 9th, 2008
complinitor

ANON
“What we need is fuel efficient car that everyone can afford, not the super elite.”

True, but where do you think all the initial funding comes from? Get these ultra-hod rod electrics in the hands of the rich and affluent and the venture capital starts flowing. Then the real cars will arrive. Presenting the 2018 Chevy Testoteroni! Featuring the all-new, all electric….I got bored writing this. We need the supercars to make us feel good about that Camry we had to get for the kids.

BTW…They’ll be the first out with any kind of affordable all electric vehicle a la mass production. As always….

Hey - someone’s got to be first.

SCHNL VW -VA

Jun 9th, 2008
Joe

Great car, this is the reason average joe thinks greens are yuppie bull-shitters. Go for the top, the money won”t trickle down.

Jun 9th, 2008
Matt

@SIR JORGE - Sorry about that, we added the captcha because we were getting several hundred spam comments a day… or we had one really enthusastic reader that wanted to tell us about his organic viagra business… Anyway, they were getting caught by the spam filter but so were legit comments and so we ended up having to go through hundreds of comments a day to try and find the legit ones and approve them.

Do you have a suggestion on how we can combat spam without the Captcha?

Jun 10th, 2008
nick

I think the idea is to generate market interest in these cars, build some funding and some excitement, and then let the technology trickle down to the everyman. May or may not work, I guess, but I think that’s what they’re going for.

Jun 10th, 2008
Cyrus

Nick is on the right track. Many of my friends whom I try to educate the benefits of electric plug-in cars.. always assume that electric cars won’t have enough power or the performance will be bad. This car will help the mainstream public realize that electric does not equal weak power.

Jun 11th, 2008
bongo congo

nick, well said.

Jun 11th, 2008
Sidney

If you want to believe in “pie in the sky”, pick Eestor. If you believe them, they have the invention that will put all of us in electric cars in the very near future.

Jun 12th, 2008
vfx

These guys are questionable. They usually build one mockup with fansatic specs on paper. Ask for a test drive. Or ride. Or ask to see a video of it running.

For the real deal, buy a Tesla Roadster. http://www.teslamotors.com
They too are super expensive (but 1/3 the price of equivalent 0-60 supercars)
But like your DVD player, cel phone and any early tech, the rich adopters are paying for development costs.
Here is their explanation: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=8
You want a a cheap Green car right now buy a Zap, or Tango.

Jun 12th, 2008
Cynthia

It’s a really fine looking car, and the fact that it’s also green is awesome. It won’t be anything I can afford, though. It would be nice if they could come up with something Electric for us working “poor” so that we don’t go bankrupt trying to keep gasoline in the tank. Couldn’t be soon enough for me or the environment.

Jun 12th, 2008
R Marshall

Raser Technologies is in development with FEV to deliver a prototype plug in electric SUV size vehicle for a major US car maker. It will go 40 miles on an overnight charge and has a generator that will allow it to extend to 40 miles with the onboard generator running at 34MPG. ) to 60 is 8.8 seconds. This is a great step in automotive.

Jun 13th, 2008
Hans

how appropriate, a gasoline-less car next to a water-less toilet ad.

Jun 13th, 2008
peter wormer

Just another example of what America does NOT need.Just design a “green” car that everyday working american men and women can use., and knock off this “MINE IS BIGGER.FASTER THAN YOURS mentallity.In the process, END our dependence on oil, and send the arabs back to doing what they do best: scoop up camel poop.

Jun 14th, 2008
Chandra

Dear Peter Wormer,

I am assuming you are trying to be ironic because no one is that stupid. So, kudos to the funny comment.

Jun 14th, 2008
Dan Bernard

The thing is, ideas like these inspire and excite people about eco-friendly products. It reminds me of outlandish fashions on the catwalk that trickle down, in less extreme and extravagant fashion, to mass retailers. The car is a core concept, part of a wave that finally seems to be sweeping our culture.

Jun 15th, 2008
farmerdave

If this car is so green, why does it have four exhaust pipes?

Jun 15th, 2008