Tomorrow’s Hybrid

Have you ever thought about how much money you waste on gasoline because your car has a bad gas mileage?  Volvo’s new concept hybrid has the potential to squeeze 160 miles out of 1 gallon of gas.  The neatest thing about it is the car doesn’t have a transmission or driveshaft.  Scientists and researchers have done extensive tests at Volvo’s test track and factory on the car.  By taking the transmission out of the engine, it saves 10 to 20 percent more power.  Each wheel has its own motor, so to say.  An interior disk is mounted on the inside of the wheel bearings, with electromagnets that emit a magnetic field in response to electricity.  Mounted around the outer rings with the electromagnets are the permanent magnets.  When you accelerate, the electromagnets rapidly change polarity, attracting the permanent magnets as each one comes around.  So, with no gear box, the car should accelerate like a rocket.  When the car’s power drops below 30%, the motor will kick in to recharge the batteries, and when it’s not running, and you can plug it in at home.  This car is important because it can save people hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on gasoline each year, and reduce emissions and greenhouse gases building up in the atmosphere.  Don’t expect this to roll off the lot in a couple of months though.  Not until 2015 will this car be road worthy.