plug-in hybrid Mini looks interesting

[link|http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/the_hybrid_mini.php|Electric Mini: 0-60 in 4 Seconds]

A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW's Mini Cooper. The PML Mini QED has a top speed of 150 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors \ufffd one on each wheel. The car has been designed to run for four hours of combined urban/extra urban driving, powered only by a battery and bank of ultra capacitors. The QED supports an all-electric range of 200-250 miles and has a total range of about 932 miles (1,500 km). For longer journeys at higher speeds, a small conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) is used to re-charge the battery. In this hybrid mode, fuel economies of up to 80mpg can be achieved.

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BMW (UK) Ltd has requested that we mention they have no involvement with this project and that such conversions invalidate warranty!

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Post #266,422 by SpiceWare 8/31/06 9:50:34 AM Reply	plug-in hybrid Mini looks interesting [link\|http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/the_hybrid_mini.php\|Electric Mini: 0-60 in 4 Seconds] A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW's Mini Cooper. The PML Mini QED has a top speed of 150 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors \ufffd one on each wheel. The car has been designed to run for four hours of combined urban/extra urban driving, powered only by a battery and bank of ultra capacitors. The QED supports an all-electric range of 200-250 miles and has a total range of about 932 miles (1,500 km). For longer journeys at higher speeds, a small conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) is used to re-charge the battery. In this hybrid mode, fuel economies of up to 80mpg can be achieved. [link\|http://www.pmlflightlink.com/news.html\|bummer] BMW (UK) Ltd has requested that we mention they have no involvement with this project and that such conversions invalidate warranty! Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare]
Post #266,423 by drewk 8/31/06 9:55:32 AM Reply	I want one ... NOW! === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #266,434 by folkert 8/31/06 11:44:59 AM Reply	Are you prepared to pay the Base Price plus the conversion? -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #266,435 by drewk 8/31/06 11:56:33 AM 8/31/06 11:56:49 AM Reply	I said I wanted one ... completely different I also want a pony. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Edited by drewk Aug. 31, 2006, 11:56:49 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #266,440 by jbrabeck 8/31/06 12:35:17 PM Reply	ICLRPD (new thread) Created as new thread #266439 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=266439\|ICLRPD] A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #266,523 by static 8/31/06 9:32:00 PM Reply	Ditto likewise. But the cost is quite quite out of my reach. Wade, who use to own a real British Leyland Mini. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."
Post #266,515 by Meerkat 8/31/06 8:05:53 PM Reply	On the other end of the economy scale... ...I'd quite like [link\|http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/modeloverview?modelid=4006&modelid=4006\|one of these]. (Ok, so I'm being a bit parochial...) I'm lucky to drive once a week so I say to heck with fuel economy! :-) Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #266,520 by boxley 8/31/06 8:44:24 PM Reply	bad choice, the steering wheel is on the passengers side :-) Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep

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