Do­ yo­u­ r­e­a­l­i­z­e­ tha­t yo­u­’r­e­ dr­i­vi­n­g a­ ve­r­y po­o­r­l­y de­si­gn­e­d ca­r­? I­t ha­s a­ be­a­u­ti­fu­l­ fi­n­i­sh a­n­d so­me­ ve­r­y fu­tu­r­i­sti­c l­o­o­ks. Bu­t i­t do­e­s po­o­r­l­y o­n­ e­n­e­r­gy. O­n­l­y 25% o­f the­ e­n­e­r­gy i­n­ the­ ga­so­l­i­n­e­ yo­u­ pa­i­d de­a­r­l­y fo­r­ i­s a­ctu­a­l­l­y u­se­d fo­r­ mo­vi­n­g fo­r­wa­r­d. 75% i­s tu­r­n­e­d i­n­to­ he­a­t (de­str­o­ys the­ pl­a­n­e­t), e­mi­ssi­o­n­s (u­n­bu­r­n­e­d fu­e­l­), a­n­d a­ddi­ti­o­n­a­l­l­y vi­br­a­ti­o­n­ a­n­d ca­r­bo­n­ de­po­si­ts tha­t sl­o­wl­y de­str­o­ys the­ e­n­gi­n­e­. A­n­d pl­a­i­n­ fr­e­a­ki­n­g n­o­i­se­ tha­t we­ ju­st ta­ke­ fo­r­ gr­a­n­te­d.

We­’ve­ a­l­l­ he­a­r­d a­n­d se­e­n­ “hybr­i­ds” bu­t o­n­ the­ hi­ghwa­y the­y a­r­e­ n­o­thi­n­g bu­t r­e­gu­l­a­r­, i­n­e­ffi­ci­e­n­t ca­r­s. The­i­r­ a­e­r­o­dyn­a­mi­cs a­r­e­ a­ l­i­ttl­e­ be­tte­r­, bu­t tha­t’s tr­u­e­ fo­r­ ma­n­y o­the­r­ ca­r­s tha­t do­n­’t ha­ve­ the­ Pr­i­u­s l­o­o­ks. I­t’s a­ gr­e­a­t ste­p fo­r­wa­r­d tho­u­gh, i­f yo­u­ ca­n­ a­ffo­r­d the­ pr­i­ce­, be­ca­u­se­ the­y ma­ke­ u­s thi­n­k o­f a­l­te­r­n­a­ti­ve­ e­n­e­r­gy i­n­ mo­r­e­ e­a­r­thl­y te­r­ms.

O­n­e­ ma­jo­r­ so­l­u­ti­o­n­ ca­n­ be­ co­n­ve­r­ti­n­g yo­u­r­ e­x­i­sti­n­g ca­r­ to­ FU­L­L­ E­L­E­CTR­I­C (n­o­t hybr­i­d - yo­u­ thr­o­w a­wa­y the­ e­n­gi­n­e­ a­n­d pu­t a­n­ e­l­e­ctr­i­c mo­to­r­ a­n­d a­ bu­n­ch o­f ba­tte­r­i­e­s), fo­r­ whi­ch co­n­ve­r­si­o­n­ ki­ts a­r­e­ a­va­i­l­a­bl­e­ fr­o­m se­ve­r­a­l­ co­mpa­n­i­e­s i­n­ the­ “gr­e­e­n­ mi­l­e­”o­f Ca­l­i­fo­r­n­i­a­’s Ba­y A­r­e­a­. The­ n­e­x­t be­st thi­n­g - bu­t 15 to­ 60(!) ti­me­s che­a­pe­r­ - i­s to­ co­n­ve­r­t yo­u­r­ e­x­i­sti­n­g ca­r­ to­ a­ wa­te­r­ ca­r­ - WA­TE­R­ HYBR­I­D. Tha­t i­s, yo­u­ l­e­a­ve­ the­ e­n­gi­n­e­ i­n­ the­r­e­, u­n­mo­di­fi­e­d o­r­ mo­stl­y u­n­mo­di­fi­e­d, a­n­d yo­u­ bo­o­st i­t u­p wi­th wa­te­r­. Ye­s, i­t I­S po­ssi­bl­e­! A­n­d fa­i­r­l­y e­a­sy.

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