When  John Q. Everyman thinks of a hybrid car, odds are he’s picturing something like a Prius or an Insight. It’s true that gasoline-electric hybrid systems are the powertrain of choice right now, but what of diesel-hydraulic hybrids?

Diesel-hy-whatnow?

It’s not the most obvious solution to energy storage, but already a number of experimenters and low-volume manufacters [...]

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THERE IS an Australian connection to the amazing Linc Volt, a 1959 2.5 ton Ford Lincoln Continental Mk IV convertible that has been accepted as an entrant to the USD$10 million ‘Automotive X Prize’ competition - open only to vehicles capable of achieving 100 miles per gallon (or 42.5 kilometres per litre).

How hard can it [...]

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