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A passionate, upbeat and  highly informative look at hybrid cars, their innovative technology, and the cultlike devotion surrounding them.


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Wonder if now is the time to buy a hybrid car?
The Essential Hybrid Car Handbook gives you all the information you need to make a decision. With a thorough comparison of all models on the road today, this one volume covers price, cost-effectiveness, technology, and ecological advantages.
To make sure you have the fullest perspective on all your options, Nick Yos also charts the advantages and disadvantages of every viable alternative fuel - ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen, natural gas, electricity. And he takes a close look at how the new fuel-sipping minicars stack up against hybrids.

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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1 edition (October 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1599210193
  • ISBN-13: 978-1599210193
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #936,321 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars South Park was Wrong! Hybrids, and This Book, are Cool!, October 19, 2006
By Dary M. Matera (Chandler, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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Seems the boys from South Park got it all wrong. Hybrid car owners aren't smug, they're cool! And this is the book that certifies their coolness. In addition, it tells in vital detail everything you want to know about the Hybrid car industry, how these vehicles work, their pluses and their few negatives. Well written and entertaining, the strength of the book is that it's not a political statement saying something like "you should buy these crappy cars to save a tree" but is more a veteran, gas-combustion addicted gearhead saying "what do you know, these smooth, clean, gas $$$ saving babies work great and here's precisely why."
Anybody considering buying one of these vehicles - or those who already own one - should absolutely buy this definative book. - Dary Matera
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent resource for hybrid car purchasers, March 29, 2007
By mrav8r "mrav8r" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This is an excellent, clearly written book that brings together lots of different details about hybrid cars, all in one place. I would also recommend "Plug-In Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America" for some more information on hybrids around the world, and the new feature of converting a hybrid into a plug-in hybrid.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book stuffed with information, October 20, 2007
By Charles Hall (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very good book and I read it from cover to cover as soon as I got it. The author summarizes the various hybrid technologies and then dives into a model by model analysis of what was available at the time of writing, 2006, and as far into the future as the car manufacturers would let him peek.

There are two caveats however. This book may not age well as the information is so specific to current hybrid offerings, and more awkwardly, all of his MPG ratings are in a now-obsolete scheme. As of 2008 ALL fuel economy ratings have been recalculated using new formulas. For instance, the Toyota Prius, formerly rated at 60/51 city/hwy is now recalculated to 48/45. So none of the MPG values shown in this book will be found on any new car stickers you'll on the lot as of late 2007. These new numbers are said to reflect actual consumer experience more accurately.

That said, comparing MPG's for various vehicles within the book to each other is still perfectly valid. Or you can convert these old numbers to new using calculators on the www.fueleconomy.gov site.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Needs an update for 2009
The book covers the basics and is a quick read with many pictures and diagrams.

To be a full buyers guide it needs to cover safety ratings, stopping distance, and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ronald Peterson

5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate, good survey, sensible, easy read
By accident of timing, I was interviewed and quoted on pp. 8, "Bob Wilson", and am pleased with the accuracy. Read more
Published on October 14, 2007 by Robert J. Wilson

4.0 out of 5 stars Hybrid Info
Excellent resource, with diverse model information all in one place. Since the technology seems to be somewhat static this book provides good information, expecially if you are... Read more
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