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• Re: query: mexican vans
  Historical mailing list
  4 Jul 95 10:56
  ...this is what I've heard, Split window buses were manufactured up to about 1975 in mexico/brazil, then the hybrid Brazilian Bus was...
• Green camper
  Historical mailing list - Ian M. Steele
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:01:22 -0600
  Folks, NY Times Escape section today describes a prototype Westphalia "Green camper" with diesel hybrid, GPS controlled solar panels, etc. Steep price if manufacturer...
• Re: Electric Vanagon Possibility
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:35:03 -0700
  The Electric Vanagon posted in the earlier post could be made into a series hybrid, which means you have a tuned gas or diesel...
• Re: Vanagon Hybrid ? Wheel Motors
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:00:10 +0200
  ...at 10:46 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Could be > >> >> Hybrid + 2+2 Wheel Drive + Better Brakes > All in 1 Upgrade ~ >> >> Also needs...
• Re: WAS Re: 1984 synchro weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:00:26 -0400
  ...the van is either gonna be a hybrid cranking out over 300lb-ft of torque or a thoroughbred teutonic "steam"roller :) the hybrid will...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 23:53:37 -0400
  ...If this eventually comes out, and becomes cheap, and a cheap > > hybrid system comes into the market as well for it.....this would seem...
• Re: Hybrid Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:39:59 -0700
  ...Hybrid Vanagon I was looking up hybrid vehicles. Something in Wikipedia was saying better to start with a car that has a manual transmission...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:16:29 -0700
  ...electric or hybrid conversion? Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:04:01 -0500 Subject: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion? > http://www.renewables.com...
• Re: Formalize hybrid name?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 23:00:55 +1200
  >what about Vanagon 2.2RS even if you don't have the >r-spec engine What about those with 1.6, 1.8, 2...
• Re: Vanagon futures?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 19:10:52 EST
  ...Remember his little strecthy hybrid with electric drive in the front and inline 4 in the rear? Ben T San Francisco
• Re: shared madness?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:16:48 -0400
  ...While diesels and biodiesels and hybrids aren't the whole answer they are an improvement over straight gas engines at this point. ...something to...
• Re: Vanagon/Westaflia hybrid?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 22:39:14 -0400
  Timothy, If it has a bed on top, that is probably a Wolfsburg Edition Weekender. They were also referred to as the Base Camper...
• Re: Electric motors in each wheel, was Re: Hybrid technologies
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:46:25 -0400
  Herr Ferdinand Porsche built a 4-wheel drive in-hub-electric vehicle before he ever got involved in the KdF Wagen project. Look up...
• Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:41:34 -0500
  ...http://www.hybrid-vehicle.org/hybrid-truck-hemtt.html ...seems a bit large if the concept is more wasteful than the parallel version. -- Wil...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:19:29 -0700
  ...Vanagon content ? ..this is so we can start visuaalizing and planning on making plug-in hybrid vanagons that get 45 mpg, or more. ( Prius...
• New......See the VANAMOG!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Perry
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:29:33 +0200
  On the subject of Unimogs, check out this pic of the ultimate hybrid .On Jim n Kims page on the Photosite! Genetic engineering? What...
• Gold Westy sighting on TG Day in VA
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:06:35 -0800
  ...64 and saw a nice late gold Westy headed east.� Since we were passengers in a Camry hybrid so I did not wave. Stephen
• Re: HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:54:59 -0400
  I'm going to be going the HID-low/ Halogen Hi hybrid route, since I found an SA grill for cheap. I think this...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:04:01 -0500
  ...electric or hybrid conversion? > http://www.renewables.com/ElectricVanConv.htm yousa!! $17,500 for the conversion, NOT including the batteries!!!???? :( that hurts. for $17...
• Re: Ford Galaxy Friday-Emissions
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:58:42 +0000
  I'll put on my flame suit, but I think the real future is not hybrids, but hydrogen-but not until they have squeezed...
• Re: Vw news
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 01:01:17 +1300
  ...unless it's a HYBRID diesel... >LOS ANGELES -- Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Bernd Pischetsrieder This guy must live on another planet... he'll destroy...
• VW Hybrid Coming Out Soon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:43:59 -0400
  ...According to Auto Bild, the hybrid Golf will get 69.9 mpg and emit 90 g/km of carbon dioxide. An earlier report by...
• Friday: Silent Car Break In?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 11:16:45 -0700
  Hello, My 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid was broken into. It was locked and has a factory alarm. The alarm didn't sound, and still...
• Dual Fuel Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:20:48 -0700
  ...however, i was wondering if anybody else runs their van as a hybrid w/ propane fuel? any info would be helpful. thanks! dusty. |___|_|_|__\ |___|__-|-__| "(o...
• Re: Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:05:08 -0700
  RE: Mixing tires Rule of thumb (and the business practice at some good tire shops) is never mix tires on a vehicle. Others will...
• Re: I thought I said Synergy
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:21:16 -0500
  ...a true hybrid will have a small alcohol engine, specifically designed to operate at a narrow range of rpm to generate electrical power to...
• Re: Friday: Hybridengine VW
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 27 May 2006 11:36:15 -0400
  That is very cool, however, I'm still waiting for someone to develop a "Mr. Fusion�" for those days I'm late for work...
• Hybrid Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:50:42 -0700
  I was looking up hybrid vehicles. Something in Wikipedia was saying better to start with a car that has a manual transmission, that the...
• Re: SubaGon resale values
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 07:32:32 EDT
  ...I believe hybrids are not in demand as much as an unaltered stock clean vehicle. Sure there will be some special person looking for...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:44:10 -0500
  The inverter won't drive the AC unit. The AC unit requires 15 amps continuos. You battery or inverter won't be able to...
• Re: slightVC: TDI vs hybrid (was: Re: TDI conversion thoughts)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:33:59 +0000
  never see the inside of a dealer--hard to say that about Vanagons with a straight face. No, not really. No VW dealers will...
• Synchronauts: Alert: Son of Synchro Lurks! MB/VW Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 09 Jul 1997 22:33:03 -0500
  4WD Volks, To see the Son of Synchro, look at: http://www.sofcom.com.au/4WD/News/1997/970520.MB.html This Mercedes Benz...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:44:48 -0400
  ...If this eventually comes out, and becomes cheap, and a cheap > > hybrid system comes into the market as well for it.....this would seem...
• NEED HELP!! <-- hybridizing my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:39:33 -0400
  ...generator and an electric motor and "make" a split-drive type hybrid vehicle. for more info about the sort of drivetrain i am leaning...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:28:34 -0800
  ...I would argue that there's plenty of application for a hybrid vehicle such as this, even with 10 or 15 miles of electric...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:13:56 -0800
  ...1977 VW van hybrid Wow... The similarity to a syncro drive is definitely there. Which raises the question: could a syncro transmission be used...
• Re: slightVC: TDI vs hybrid (was: Re: TDI conversion thoughts)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:12:31 -0700
  ...When the batteries die, you could have your Prius converted into a plug-in hybrid for about $10-12k which can give you 80...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:26:22 -0400
  <snip> yousa!! $17,500 for the conversion, NOT including the batteries!!!???? :( <snip> <snip> am i missing something here? <snip> Wow ... and the batteries not...
• Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:43:48 -0700
  ...Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid >I was referring to electric vehicles charged with power generated by > natural gas, as opposed to...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:29:33 -0500
  ...To crank up the mileage on those, it's easier to hybridize with an electric motor. The European makers sell lots of cars in...
• Re: Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:36:44 -0700
  ...Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM, M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote: > > Hmm.. and what about winter...
• Re: Westys for all Marques.. was: Re: Canvas Tent on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:45:27 EST
  In a message dated 2/5/02 4:33:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, tomn@dslextreme.com writes: > It's another hybrid using a...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:37:13 -0600
  ...vw, diesel v. >hybrid, yin v. yang, etc. > >How long will this thread last? > >Personally, I'm a Whitworth guy... > > >
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:30:58 -0400
  ...As far as a stopping device goes--one on each wheel and you (almost) got yourself a hybrid.
• Hybrid technologies
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:23:47 -0400
  "The drive motors would be independent electric motors on each wheel...." Porsche would be proud since one of his first cars was something very...
• Yet another Vanagon Hybrid thought.....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:14:48 -0700
  ...Vanagon Hybrid. Is there not a 2 or 3 cyl engine, that emits less pollutants than a Vanagon WBX or conversion engine, that could...
• 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:25:57 -0400
  ...http://jalopnik.com/5302246/awesome-defined-the-10+liter-radial+engine My definition of 'hybrid' now means an aircraft engine in a car ;^D
• Re: Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:08:18 -0700
  ...Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires Hmm.. and what about winter weather performance? Do you have any feed back? From: "John Meeks" <vanagon@gmail.com> To...
• Wanted: Fridge/Sink/Stove cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:49:19 -0700
  ...Anyone have experience with such a hybrid? Still consulting the Delphi oracle (archives), too. Cheers, Tom Neal
• Re: inline hybrid motor?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:43:38 -0400
  ...inline hybrid motor? B Heck, I forgot about the extra few milometers of block height they added to take the displacement up to 2...
• Re: Parts data base
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:51:17 EDT
  Tommy // Maybe the models you own are not of the Young Hybrid Hydro Tyco Version ??? We try to supply parts for everyones whims !!! ( Some...
• Re: Formalize hybrid name?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 13:40:55 +0200
  > >what about Vanagon 2.2RS even if you don't have the > >r-spec engine > > What about those with 1.6, 1.8, 2...
• Re: Hybrids on NPR last night
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 15 May 2004 18:30:17 -0700
  Ed- You should see my hybrid motorcycle- the stator failed so I have a deep cycle marine battery strapped to the seat! I'd...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:25:14 -0800
  ...1977 VW van hybrid > > Wow... > > The similarity to a syncro drive is definitely there. > > Which raises the question: could a syncro transmission be used...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 05:14:18 -0700
  This is misleading /though as pound for pound, the electric motor needed to replace the ICE's torque is heavy, some 600lbs. / Actually it...
• Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:29:27 -0700
  ...Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or > "parts vanagon" > > >> Unfortunately even hybrids are not answering the call...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:12:42 -0800
  ...1977 VW van hybrid > Wow... > > The similarity to a syncro drive is definitely there. > > Which raises the question: could a syncro transmission be used...
• Re: T7 California Concept... this needs to come to the USA!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:02:52 -0400
  ...Very interesting about the Hybrid. A plug in hybrid all wheel drive T7 would be a very nice van. We use a plug in...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:42:41 -0700
  ...http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?38-Hybrid-Swap-Forum 8V forum: http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?43-8v-Engine-Forum various pinout...
• Re: CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:42:55 -0500
  ...Some of the new cars > today that are hybrid gas/electric or diesel/electric are getting a 98% > decrease over today's standards. However...