Comments on: Lexus ES 300h To Be Priced At $38,850 http://www.hybridcars.com/lexus-es-300h-be-priced-38850-48427/ Auto alternatives for the 21st century Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Nelson Lu http://www.hybridcars.com/lexus-es-300h-be-priced-38850-48427/#comment-39235 Nelson Lu Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:29:24 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=11412#comment-39235 Of course, the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid will, in its coming generation, be about 45 MPG combined at about the same price…

]]> By: Al Bunzel http://www.hybridcars.com/lexus-es-300h-be-priced-38850-48427/#comment-39234 Al Bunzel Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:49:01 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=11412#comment-39234 What the article should also add is that the Lexus & Toyota Hybrids are Full Hybrids which is in my opinion a lot better than a micro hybrid or mild hybrid.
A Full Hybrid lets you drive in EV only mode for a short while with the gas/diesel motor turned off. The Micro Hybrids and Mild Hybrids have to have the gas/diesel motor on whenever the car is driving.

More details about the differences between full hybrid, micro hybrid and mild hybrid can be found at http://electriccarconversionblog.com/what-are-the-differences-between-full-hybrids-micro-hybrids-and-mild-hybrids

The car companies probably don’t want to hear what I’m about to say, but the other reason why I like Full Hybrids better than the micro or mild hybrids is because it should be theoretically possible (if you know the car’s architecture, electronics, computers, wiring etc) to add more batteries, a plug, some wiring, add some bits and if you can modify the car computer(s), you can make it into a plug-in hybrid and drive longer distances (and at highway speeds) in EV mode. (Note: You have to know what you are doing when you do this modification.) I’ve seen kits available for the G2 Prius from http://www.nilco2.com.au
Hopefully, they will come up with a kit for the Lexus hybrids.

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