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Old 01-26-2014, 09:45 PM   #16 (permalink)
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If you want DIY then look here.
Kinetic Vehicles
Builder of the Mother earth news max car. Gets 100+ mpg with IDI engine and uses off the shelf parts.

Its Diesel only no hybrid system. I talked to Jack McCornack designer and builder and he said for the cost and added weight it was not worth the money for the estimated mpg increase of a hybrid system. With a little more R&D it could easily be made into a more practical daily driver.
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