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Perhaps not exactly the same style but you might want to try Wintersun and Ensiferum. Two really good finnish bands. Try f.e: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4WFzl-6Xs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cJ3k7yTNqk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcTWJXntskU&feature=related Almost forgot...

Lisa Miskovsky - Little bird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JDGxPhVeg

I would like to see Bolt do the 400m. I'm guessing that he might reconsider doing that in a couple of years after he gets tired of winning everytime in 100m and 200m :-)

Of course. But the main additional cost for a PHEV compared to a regular hybrid is the larger battery. You could f.e turn the Prius into a PHEV by just switching the battery, with the drawback that the electric engine is rather weak so you'll still need the ICE for acceleration. Exactly...

Perhaps. There's also a reason for making it even more quiet then in a "normal" car because it might be running at full speed even when you are driving really slow: http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/volt-briefing-april-2008/733650/ I'm sure that they could adjust that a bit depending on...

I'm guessing that you would be able to hear when the ICE starts.

I was talking about the idea itself, not necessarily a Saturn Vue. Could be a 640 hp Mini (just a "shorter range on electricity" version) instead: http://www.pmlflightlink.com/archive/news_mini.html :-) They are the manufacturers of the wheel motors for the Volvo ReCharge btw...

Well, how about a 20 mile, 8kWh battery version then ? Or a 10 mile version: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/11/29/la-auto-show-saturn-vue-green-line-will-offer-2-mode-and-plug-i/

A massive amount of information about the Volt can be found here: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/04/07/the-april-2008-chevy-volt-update-details-on-just-about-every-as/ A very interesting read. You might want to listen to the audiofiles too.

No, the cost when running on CNG wouldn't be half of that (i'm assuming that you're talking about diesel), at least not in Sweden. Li-ion batteries aren't considered harmful for the environment and doesn't even have to be recycled. The same can't be said for the current NiMH batteries though...

It's not that difficult to finance if you pay 7.56$/gallon for gasoline and 20 cent/kWh for the electricity (hope i got that right) like we do in Sweden. The Volt should use around 1.2 kWh/10km (40 miles = 65 km), or get 5 miles/kWh if you like. The cost should then be something like...

The carmakers need to think about the longevity of the battery though. This means not charging it to the max and never below 30%, or something like that: http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/volt-briefing-april-2008/733650/ It's estimated to use around 8kWh to reach it's "electric only" range...

30 would be enough for me.

It's probably easier to explain the benefits of the plugin hybrids: No charging stations needed No fast-charging of the batteries needed (see charging stations), it's not that i can't be done with todays technology, but it's not necessarily the best for the batteries either. You only...

Couldn't agree more. It's one of the few FPS games that i really loved to play. It also had something that 99% of the FPS games i've played lately lacks, atmosphere.