Libya crude oil shipments at standstill

[ElasticNinja]

We all have an addiction to Oil based products, i think Nature's going to sort it out though.

yeah, but what i was getting at was use of gas - here its used for everything

 

[byteware]

have a link that explains more about how it works? all I could find was a basic glance at the operation...... and from what I read of it I didnt see how it could possibly work for anything but continious stop driving

based on what I read my understanding is theres basically a hydraulic tank and a tank of nitrogen........ when you press the brakes it forces the fluid into the nitro tank and compresses the gas....... when you release the brake the gas expands and pushes the fluid back out which drives the axle

this is all great if you plan on hitting the brake every block..... but if you have to drive more than a few feet without applying the break then you wouldnt get any use out of the hydraulic assist

this of course assuming that the nitrogen isnt already compressed enough to drive the car without braking....and at what rate does braking compress the nitro vs decompression while driving

Im not debating the technology........ just would be curious about more info.... a basic search didnt turn up anything other than "breaking news... new technology" etc

No, you are right, this is the limit of this technology. You will find that MOST other hybrids have a very similar function. If you are driving at any reasonable speed, then your Prius isn't going to be able to operate on battery only. It's going to require you to use your gas engine.

So, this system works similar to that of other hybrids (except cars like the volt... which use an engine to charge the batteries), pays for itself in three years (instead of 10 - 15), doesn't require you to charge it, and doesn't have the problem of the battery running out of juice.