Dolaze hibridni automobili

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LOS ANGELES - Hybrid car owners are fast approaching the day when they will be allowed to drive solo in California's car pool lanes.

State lawmakers passed a bill last year that gave some types of the high-mileage, low-emission vehicles access to the coveted lanes — a privilege meant to encourage drivers to buy the environmentally friendly cars.

California's law was supposed to take effect Jan. 1 but first needed approval from the federal government. That permission was tucked into a $286 billion transportation bill Congress passed last week, meaning there is just one last strand of red tape keeping hybrids out of the high-occupancy vehicle lanes: State air regulators need to clarify which vehicles meet the mileage and emissions standards.

The policy's supporters hope hybrids will be allowed in the car pool lanes by year's end.

"Knowing that you're able to drive in that car pool lane would be huge, and I think it would attract others to say, `Hey, I should have a car like this as well,'" said Andrew Werts, a 31-year-old marketing director from Redondo Beach who recently sold his SUV and bought a Toyota Prius.

Only two other models — Honda's hybrid Civic and Insight — meet the eligibility standards of at least 45 miles per gallon and almost no smog-causing emissions, according to an aide to the author of California's bill, Assemblywoman Fran Pavley, a Democrat.

California Air Resources Board attorneys are reviewing the bills to determine officially what vehicles will qualify, said spokeswoman Gennet Paauwe.

Hybrids get better mileage by supplementing gas with electricity harnessed from the engine during braking and coasting, but some are more efficient than others.

California will become the second state to allow hybrids with just one person in the car to use car pool lanes. Virginia enacted the change in 2000, and Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia and Minnesota are considering it.

In Virginia, some drivers complain that opening the door to hybrids has led to a crush of cars and slowed once-speedy commutes.

The American Lung Association of California advocates hybrids but took no stand on the car pool bill for fear it might cut car pooling and lead to more pollution.

"We were not convinced that this incentive was needed and we were concerned about the potential to slow traffic in HOV lanes and discourage people from car pooling," spokeswoman Bonnie Holmes-Gen said.

To prevent hybrids from clogging car pool lanes, Pavley's bill expires in 2007 and caps at 75,000 the number of hybrid vehicles that could participate. Owners would have to pay about $8 for decals identifying their vehicles as hybrids to police.

As of the end of June, there were 57,164 hybrids registered in California, though not all would be car pool-eligible, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

In a sign of the vehicles' growing popularity, nearly 24,000 hybrids were registered in the first six months of this year.

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Ovde u São Paulu, prefetura (gradska vlast) je kupila 40 hibridnih autobusa domace proizvodnje. Izgledaju svemirski, a ne prave nikakav dim.
Do dushe, to ti govorim samo kao vozac koji se ponekada nadje iza istog.

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Pa da to im je i osnovni cilj,da ne zagadjuju okolinu(mogli bi da ih nazovu Ekoloski automobili).

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Evo vam test aktuelnih modela hibridnih automobila:

1. CHEVROLET SILVERADO HYBRID
2. FORD ESCAPE HYBRID
3. HONDA ACCORD HYBRID
4. HONDA CIVIC HYBRID
5. HONDA INSIGHT
6. LEXUS RX 400h
7. TOYOTA PRIUS
8. TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.04/hybridtest.html?pg=1

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Ne bih se bas slozio da ne zagadjuju okolinu, vec je samo u manjoj meri zagadjuju.
Oni i dalje koriste motor sa unutrasnjim sagorevanjem.
Nultu emisiju stetnih gasova imaju automobili pogonjeni vodonikom.

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Ako bas hoces,hibridni pogon je orijentisan ka povećanju snage automobila, a ne ka smanjenju potrošnje goriva)ja u sali rekao da su ekoloski,citajte izmedju redova ili da stavljam smajlije.

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Ali zagađuju značajno manje što je već sasvim dobar korak.

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Vladimir_Z ::@sredoje
Ako bas hoces,hibridni pogon je orijentisan ka povećanju snage automobila, a ne ka smanjenju potrošnje goriva)ja u sali rekao da su ekoloski,citajte izmedju redova ili da stavljam smajlije.

ovo nije tačno. smisao je smanjenje potrošnje goriva-emisije gasova itd, a to što se istovremenim aktiviranjem oba motora (sus i elektro) na kratko dobijaju opasne perfromanse je samo plus za tu tehnologiju.

vožnja po gradu (kreni stani) je pravo mesto za takve automobile, gde u redovima sus motori predugo rade bez veze, dok na otvorenom imaju prednost u odnosu na elektro pogon i baterije.

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Zapravo, ceo ovaj tekst koji je Vladimir postavio govori o necemu sasvim drugom.

U Americi postoje posebne trake na putevima za vozila sa više putnika (tkz HOV lanes - High Occupancy Vehicle lanes). Što u prevodu znači da ako u vozilu ima dvoje ili više ljudi, to vozilo može da koristi posebnu traku rezervisanu samo za takva vozila. I to sve u cilju smanjenja količine vozila na putevima, gužvi, zagađenja itd.. Inače, oni taj sistem kada se u automobilu voze dvoje ili više ljudi nazivaju "carpool" - mislim.. heh, amerikanci ..

A hibridni automobili ulaze u priču sada kada američka vlada shvata da bi korisnike tih automobila, koji manje zagađuju okolinu, trebalo nagraditi na taj način što će im se dozvoliti da koriste i te rezervisane trake.

Sve u svemu.. malo je zabrinjavajuća činjenica to što i dalje ima daleko više vozila u kojima putuje samo jedna osoba.. Hm.. da se zamisliš...