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Wonder if now is the time to buy a hybrid car The Essential Hybrid Car Handbook gives you all the information you need to make a decision. With a thorough comparison of all models on the road today, this one volume covers price, cost effectiveness, technology, and ecological advantages. To make sure you have the fullest perspective on all your options, Nick Yos also charts the advantages and disadvantages of every viable alternative fuel ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen, natural gas, electricity. And he takes a close look at how the new fuel sipping minicars stack up against hybrids. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction IS A HYBRID CAR FOR YOU Getting to Know a New Kind of Vehicle Honda Insight Got There First What the Owners Say Honda Insight Toyota Prius Also a First What the Owners Say Toyota Prius A Good Try from the U.S. Decision Factors Hybrids are Better for the Environment Hybrids are Here to Stay Will You Save Enough on Gas to Justify the Price Other Cost Incentives Do You Want to Make a Statement Evaluate the Downside A BUYER'S GUIDE TO HYBRIDS How Today's Hybrid Cars Work The Four Types of Hybrid Powerplants Driving Forces in the Hybrid Powerplant Toyota Prius Toyota Highlander Hybrid Toyota Camry Hybrid Lexus RX400h Lexus GS450h 2006 Honda Insight Honda Civic Hybrid Honda Accord Hybrid Mercury Mariner Hybrid Ford Escape Hybrid Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid GMC Sierra Hybrid Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid FUTURE HYBRIDS, ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES, and SUPER EFFICIENT SMALL CARS Future Gasoline Electric Hybrids General Motors Ford Chrysler Nissan Toyota Honda Saab Diesel PowerFrom the Europeans Mercedes Benz BMW Volkswagen Audi Porsche Volvo Manufacturers of the Fence Hyundai and Kia Subaru Mini USA The Plug In Solution How Plug in Hybrids Work Plug ins on the Road Alternative Fuels Ethanol Biodiesel Hydrogen Natural Gas Electricity Fuel Sipping Minicars Chevrolet Aveo Dodge Caliber Honda Fit Hyundai Accent Kia Rio Nissan Versa Suzuki Reno Toyota Yaris Super Efficiency 100 Miles per Gallon Is That All 250 Miles per Gallon 330 Miles per Gallon 10,000 Miles per Gallon Acknowledgments Useful Web Sites Photo Credits Index
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