Today CarAdvice.com.au have an interesting article about a new Hyundai Elantra LPG Hybrid. Up until now all hybrids have run on petrol (gas) with Li-Ion batteries but the "Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle" runs on LPG and has Li-poly (Lithium Polymer) batteries. Both firsts in a production car."Powered by a 1.6-litre Liquefied Petroleum Injected (LPI) Gamma engine coupled with a 15kW electric motor, the Elantra LPI HEV is classed as a mild-type hybrid vehicle and qualifies as a Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle - emitting just 103g/km of CO2 and 90 percent fewer pollutants."
This means it'll be 40 percent cheaper to operate than other hybrids currently available and 50 percent less than a bog standard Elantra. Pity they're so ugly.
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