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Hybrid Energy Inc. Announces Revolutionary Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology, Opening the Door to a Sustainable, Emission-Free Future

Press Release – Nov 10, 2021 GUELPH, Ontario, November 10, 2021 (Newswire.com) – Canadian innovator Hybrid Energy Inc. has produced a hydrogen fuel cell-focused technology which leverages the advantages of battery-electric vehicles while eliminating the downfalls of the battery’s size and weight and its impractically long recharge times.  By merging the advantages of fuel cell technology and…

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Obama's 2011 State of the Union Address, 1 Million Plug-in Car for 2015 on American Roads. Now Not Likely!

 President Obama inspects the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

President Obama in his 2011 State of the union address set a goal of 1 million plug-in car on U.S. road by the end of 2015.  This is not likely to happen!

We have learned that Earnest Moniz, the U.S. Energy Secretary has said, “Not Quite” Most analysts agree that the afore mentioned goal will not happen in 2015, with it more likely to be in 2018!

Sales are up for both the battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, sales increased in 2014 by 20%. Currently sales stand at 119,000 for hybrid and electric cars, but when you consider that 16.4 million new cars were sold last year! 2014 was the best year so far to sell an electric or hybrid vehicle.  To date in the U.S. only 280,000 have been sold leaving a rather large gap for the Obama statement to become a fact. In reality the gap between 280,000 and 1 million  electric cars is going to large a gap to fill before the end of this year (2015)! Isn’t it?

The momentum is on the side of Obama and the electric car manufactures.

The Department of Energy will be awarding $56 Million in new grants for research projects, their aim is to lower the cost of manufacturing so that the cars become a more financially viable option for the general public.

At this time they are looking to award up to $12 Billion in low interest loans from the Advanced Technology Manufacturing (ATVM) programme. In the past loans have been awarded to:

Ford – Production of the Eco Boost engines

Nissan – Nissan Leaf

Tesla

Fisker Automotive (now defunct)

Obama will leave a legacy though, this will be through his stricter fuel-efficiency requirements for vehicles in 2017 through to 2025. This is going to provide the incentive that car manufactures need to continue in their pursuit for a good cost affective electric car. We can but hope!

Road Test TV was kind enough to post a video of a Miata-forest green (and its pretty stoked conductor) making a quarter mile race in a strong place 9.27 seconds, beating the Model S sedan by a whopping 3 5 seconds in the process. And the Mazda crossed the finish line moving at 142 miles per hour, or 40 miles per hour faster than the Tesla was when he finished the race. It’s a good thing to own Tesla they were not running for pink slips.

Of course, the comparison is probably one Tesla was unfair because the action, vehicle production (P85 Performance model, but still), while the one who knows the Miata was juiced and the amount of money it took to do the job.

It’s sort of like putting, for example, an automotive writer against Usain Bolt because we ate the same breakfast and share 99 percent of our DNA. Still, the video lends some credence to the idea that a super-lightweight electric battery, rear-wheel-drive Miata would be fun, or at least a heck of a lot more fun than any other Mazda around. We’re just saying. Check out the 100 second video below, and remember not to blink.