Forget to mention the Saab Biopower 9-3
As I was clearing my memory stick for today's photos, I realized that I forgot to mention the Saab Biopower 9-3 hybrid concept yesterday.Now, I'm not a huge fan of ethanol. I'd much rather see the future of ethanol as cellulosic ethanol power plants adding power to the electric grid, rather than being distributed for automobile fuel. Let this electricity power cars that plug-in to the grid.
As a result, flex-fuel vehicles are still on my very IFFY list. However, a vehicle like the Biopower is a flex-fuel vehicle that I can fully support. Not only can this vehicle utilize E85, it can also utilize E100. Still, that's not what I like best about this hybrid - that's what I like best about the Saab Biopower - it's a hybrid!
The Saab Biopower hybrid vehicle is essentially a production ready dual mode hybrid vehicle, that happens to offer the ability to run on ethanol. Quite possibly, this is the first 4 cylinder, convertible flex fuel hybrid vehicle anywhere near production.
I say, make it happen GM. Make it happen.
Labels: Flex-fuel, GM, Hybrid Vehicles, Saab Biopower 9-3
posted by Dahcredyns at
3:49 AM
3 Comments:
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Personally, I love it. E85 is half the price of regular here. Plus it is a hybrid. E85 can come from anything. Corn for now, but the car won't care whether it is from corn, oats, soybeans, grass, or algae.
Think it will ever be available? I sure hope so. I'd buy it now.
I don't know. The Saab guys told me it was production ready, and that was in Jan. of 2007. Yet, it still isn't available.
Of course, with $4.00 gas, maybe its the perfect way for GM to market flex fuel? I'm not a big fan of ethanol, but hybrid technology makes ethanol and flex fuel engines look a lot better. Plus, it's about choice. In some areas of the US, corn-based ethanol probably makes economic and environmental sense. Other forms of biofuels will make more sense in other areas.
Flex and hybrid - it's about multiple fuel sources, right. I wish they'd build it.
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