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SMALL LOW COST HYBRID ELECTRIC CARS NEEDED

CliveS
At present only large companies who can write-off car expanses are using hybrid luxury cars to advertise themselves as environmentally friendly wealthy companies.

What we want is a small smart light weigh car with under 1000cc engine that can do 200 miles on open road and then switch to a small low power battery/motor that can do just around 10 miles inside the city boundaries. 

NOTE.  One standard 12 volt lead/acid battery 100 amp-hour contains 1kWhr of energy.  Small petrol engine is typically 35kW; so 3 batteries will give 3 kWhr which is just sufficient.  Or is it???
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    Toyota Prius is excellent but extremely expensive to buy, maintain and fuel if you charge up the flat batteries during the day without using the engine. If we removed all but 10% of the batteries then it would be much lighter and cheaper to purchase but still be able to do 10 miles inside the city boundaries.


    Should the IET be pushing the government to designate inner cities as electric vehicles only areas??

    NOTE   The local city councils will have to permit vehicles to use their engines when climbing up steep designated hills.
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    Toyota Prius is excellent but extremely expensive to buy, maintain and fuel if you charge up the flat batteries during the day without using the engine. If we removed all but 10% of the batteries then it would be much lighter and cheaper to purchase but still be able to do 10 miles inside the city boundaries.


    Should the IET be pushing the government to designate inner cities as electric vehicles only areas??

    NOTE   The local city councils will have to permit vehicles to use their engines when climbing up steep designated hills.
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