Hybrid Car of the Future and "The People's Car"

My buddy Steve sent me this link because he knows I love stories like this (cool technology and stuff). A hybrid car that can get 150 MPG. Most small compact cars average 20-25 and hybrids average 30-35, with the Prius reporting the best average of 41 MPG. Well this car runs on electric under 40 mph then the gas engine kicks in. In the current hybrids the gas engine starts at a much lower mph. Drawback, because it uses more electricity the car must be "plugged in" every night.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2008/01/11/hunter.extreme.hybrid.cnn


I also saw this article about the cheapest car in the world, "The People's Car". This car, The Tata Nano is 10 feet by 5 feet, two cylinders, seats four and gets about 50 MPG. But you probably never see it in New York. "The low cost of the vehicle is partly because it doesn't conform to a lot of U.S. road-worthiness, safety and emission standards," said Walter Hook, executive director for the NYC-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. It does show the awareness and possibility of the technology for tomorrow.

http://www.nydailynews.com/services/autos/2008/01/11/2008-01-11_indias_tata_motors_unveils_nano_car.html