The Latest On 2008 Hybrid Cars

Environmentally conscious drivers will have more hybrid car and hybrid truck options this year and next, as auto manufacturers continue to roll out new versions and models. Consumer demand for hybrids continues to increase, as consumers begin to understand and accept hybrid vehicles as a viable alternative.

Hybrid cars (and trucks) are designed to reduce emissions by having at least two separate power sources. Basically, instead of relying on burning fuel for all its power, a hybrid vehicle typically uses both an energy storage system in addition to gasoline, thereby expending less gasoline and less emissions.

Specifically, an energy storage system in a hybrid vehicle will in effect recognize when fuel is being wasted and will recycle energy to power the car or truck. Wasteful car and truck actions such as idling, traffic stops, etc. are recognized by the energy storage system and the gasoline burning engine is stopped. City drivers in particular notice a greater fuel economy with hybrids due to the constant stop and go flow of heavy city traffic.

What You Should Expect To See In 2008:

New Hybrid Sedans:

Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion lead the list of new hybrid car choices later this year. Also, you'll see Chevrolet introduce the Chevy Malibu as a hybrid model later this summer as a 2009 model. Saturn's AURA will also arrive as the latest addition to their Green Line.

2008 SUV's and Crossover Hybrids:

Toyota will roll out their Sienna hybrid minivan and also expect to see a Toyota Prius with significantly less weight than the standard Prius. Also, Saturn will introduce their VUE Green Line, touted as having almost 50% fewer emissions vs. their regular model. Also appearing will be the Chevy Equinox SUV.

Hybrid Pickups and Hybrid Trucks:

The Chevrolet Silverado, a full size pickup, will debut as a 2009 hybrid model. Also from General Motors, the GMC Sierra full size pickup will arrive later in 2008 as a 2009 model.

What Else Is New In The 2008 Hybrid Car World:

The Chinese auto manufacturer SAIE rolls out their very first 2008 hybrid car offering this year, introducing the Roewe 750, a midsize car. The Roewe 750 is patterned after the United Kingdom's famous Rover 75.

We'll be seeing auto manufacturers continue to roll out new hybrid car and truck models as consumer demand increases. Expect to see significant new hybrid developments as we head toward 2009 and 2010.

For a comprehensive look at 2008 hybrid cars, including hybrid car and truck comparisons and availability, be sure to visit our new 2008 hybrid car resource site at http://www.hybridcars101.info

By Jim Hofman

Why Alternative Fuel?

In the United States there is a crisis. A crisis of security... A crisis of external threat to our way of life. A crisis of energy... A crisis of oil dependence... A crisis of economic breakdown. With the fuel prices soaring and the tensions and war brewing in the middle eastern block countries, our economy, our nation and our security can no longer tolerate dependence on middle eastern (arabic) oil supplies.

And yet, with all the evidence in our faces, at the gas stations, reflected in the soaring gas prices, breaking the $3.00 barrier as of summer '07 at nearly every gas station and filling house across the US, the continuing quagmire of the war in the country of Iraq, the Iran affair in most recent news, the hike in per barrel costs of oil coming out of the Arab Emirate nations, and the fact that we still find more and more conspiracy among those nations with terrorists...

The huge cost to both our pocket books and to our environmental well being, national security, the green house effect continuing to balloon and the recent housing bubble and the declining dollar value on the world market...

These all point to one thing... Our energy dependence is killing this country. It's eliminating our ability on an economic level to maintain our sovereignty as a nation and our love affair with the large gas guzzling SUV is killing our environment. Something must be done.

Some steps have been taken, in the form of electric hybrids, as well as some vehicles which operate entirely on electricity. However, electric cars do not yet have the range of petrol fueled automobiles.

Now, after 90 years, a rather old technology has finally made a fresh emergence. It's also worked it's way to the forefront as a means to begin the move from fossil fuels to hydro fuels.

What are hydro fuels? In short, hydro fuels are fuels which are derived from sources of hydrogen. Traditionally, hydrogen fuels require handling which wasn't conducive to consumption by the masses. They just weren't safe. The reason for this is high containment pressures, sensitivity to temperatures, the need for trained handling and the inability to economically and effectively allow for storage in fuel stations. Not to mention the huge retrofitment costs such tanks would demand.

However, with the emergence of this old, yet new technology, we can now begin to draw hydrogen on demand. This means, that using an electrolyzer, we can now begin to draw fuel supplements from ordinary, distilled water. The effect of this has recorded results (depending on the set-up that you go with in your vehicle) up to 107% increase in miles traveled per gallon.

And it's perfectly safe! There are no elements involved that risk fire or explosion, there's no need for special tanks to store the hydrogen, even though this is a 2H0 molecular structure, meaning that it still has an oxygen molecule attached. HHO is a gaseous form of electrolyzed distilled water, and when mixed with air from the intake as it's drawn into the engine, it increases fuel efficiency, provides a cleaner burn on the existing used gasoline, cools and cleans the engine while preventing hydrocarbon build up and emissions.

Best of all, installation is so simple, near anyone that can read instructions can install the device with basic tools. The next generation of natural, renewable and FREE energy is here. The emissions from this 2HO device?

Water. Once the hydrogen that you produce on demand is burned, it reconstitutes what's left in your exhaust as pure H2O.

Jamie Davidson -- Internet Marketer/Copywriter and proponent for lowering emissions and overcoming foreign oil dependency.

Intrigued? To find out more about clean alternative fuel sources, and primarily, discover for yourself a DIY for converting your automobile into a water munching hybrid for under $200, visit here!


By Jamie Davidson