| Drivers in the U.S. are buying hybrid
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| | federal energy bill that encourages the
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| vehicles, not because they want them, but
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| | use of fuel-efficient, low-emission
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| because they can't afford to drive any
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| | vehicles and offers substantial tax
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| other type of car. With gas prices
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| | breaks. The bill proclaims that
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| setting all-time records and heading
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| | high-efficiency vehicles, either hybrid
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| toward $4 per gallon, consumers are
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| | or diesel, will receive credits on a
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| forced to drive a car that gets the most
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| | sliding scale based on efficiency. Let
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| miles per dollar spent. That's an
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| | me translate - "credits" mean MONEY! The
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| overpriced hybrid car.The truth is that
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| | maximum credit for light-duty vehicles is
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| hybrids may get better mileage than a
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| | expected to be about $3,400.When Uncle
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| traditional car, but it's nothing to
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| | Sam starts handing out cash, two exciting
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| write home about. First, hybrids cost
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| | things begin happening. Number One:
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| more. The slightly better mileage means
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| | Lobbyist begin shoveling it into their
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| that if you keep your hybrid car for from
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| | pockets. Number two: Lights go on in
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| 3 to 5 years you may make up for the
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| | garages all across the country as
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| higher cost. That doesn't seem like such
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| | inventors strive to solve the problem.
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| a good deal, does it? But it's all we
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| | You might say they are burning the
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| have and that's why folks are buying the
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| | midnight oil - one of the few fuels that
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| darn things.The good news is that big
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| | is not necessarily in short supply.Some
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| improvements are on the way. AFS Trinity
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| | point out that there is already a system
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| Power Corp. has been awarded a patent for
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| | to make biodiesel from vegetable oils for
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| a new flywheel technology that is
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| | as little as 70 cents a gallon. This fuel
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| expected to be used in second-generation
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| | does not contribute to global warming,
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| flywheel/diesel hybrid trucks and
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| | has no obnoxious odor and is overall
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| buses.This new flywheel within a flywheel
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| | pollutant-free. Did you know that years
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| technology is expected to make possible
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| | ago Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel
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| two key functions in both automobile and
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| | engine to run on peanut oil? Nutty,
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| stationary power systems that utilize
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| | huh?Another alternative mentioned from
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| fuel cells and/or micro turbines. The
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| | time to time is alcohol fuel, or ethanol.
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| problem is that these gadgets are
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| | It is usually made from fermented corn;
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| constant power output devices, which
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| | it blends as much as 85 percent alcohol
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| means they can't speed up fast enough for
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| | and 15 percent gasoline and runs gasoline
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| acceptable acceleration and passing. The
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| | engines very nicely. Oh, it has a minor
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| new flywheel gizmo may correct that.Is
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| | drawback, if you consider being highly
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| this the huge breakthrough in automotive
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| | explosive a drawback. That stuff could
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| propulsion that we've been waiting for?
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| | turn a Morris Mini into a rocket
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| Probably not, but it's an indication that
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| | ship!Yes, I hate the hybrids... of today,
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| a bunch of really smart people are
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| | but I just can't wait to see what's
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| working on the problem of developing a
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| | coming tomorrow.Mark Walters writes about
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| car that gets a million miles per
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| | hybrid vehicles at and offers a free
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| gallon... or something like
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| | course titled Car Buying Tips.
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| that.President Bush recently signed a
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