VW Passat BlueMotion II

aand efficiency in the conversions between mechanical to electrical to chemical to electrical to mechanical again... stupid system really, that only gets about 30% max efficiency.

i can make a hybrid vehicle less efficient by just driving it differently than the "recommended" driving patterns to get the maximum efficiency. aka.. flooring it to each light, braking hard, flooring it again... etc... this equals to less efficiency no matter what car u drive. They clearly drove this car at a highway speed of 80 kmph and in the city, 60 kmph maybe less even 40. all car companies do this to get the maximum efficiency of their motors. I have a nissan x-trail... my mom and sister drives it and i drive it.... if i drive it for the whole tank i get about 550-600 km out of 53L's of gas... if my sister or mom even touch it once or twice a week... we only get like 500 km maybe less about 480 km. This is what i mean by the efficiency mostly depends on how u drive the car. but yea it definitely doesn't mean that hybrids are better than conventional gas cars or the other way around. they still both use petrol in my mind aka we really haven't gotten to that next step in automotive technology. good job though for making the conventional engine.. "better" lol

directed at mechamynd

yeahh i think i was watching Top Gear and they said a prius does more enviromental damage than a land rover discovery does in a life time becuase the batteries need to travel around the world

yes, the materials used to produce the batteries on Prius are harmful to the environment and they have to be shipped all over the world during their making process. Not to mention how hard, expensive and energy consuming the recycling of batteries is! HYBRIDS = Biggest BS in the world.

As the electric system becomes more powerful and the longevity increases, the petrol engine will eventually disappear completely. Cars like this, although they produce phenomenal figures, are still petrol reliant. As much as western governments love petrol taxes, I can't imagine that they enjoy being at the mercy of the middle east. The idea is to move towards a self-sustaining energy source. Imagine the comparison between the pollution caused by the manufacture and disposal of batteries when compared to the pollution caused by the drilling and transportation of oil.