British sports car maker Mclaren says half of its lineup will be hybrids by 2022.

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http://jalopnik.com/over-half-of-mclarens-lineup-will-be-hybrid-by-2022-1775307055

 

McLaren is one of those somewhat obscure makers, but I would imagine many car guys know this company, since the McLaren F1 is a very iconic supercar from the 90s.

 

Anyway, As a car guy, my biggest pet peeve with cars are their emissions. I hope more automakers start to do this. Hybrids don't have to be a Prius and stuff. The McLaren P1 is a hybrid, the Porsche 918 Spyder is a hybrid, even the LaFerrari is a hybrid, and those are called the "holy trinity" of hypercars. Tesla is also another cool company, with their Model S and the upcoming and more affordable Model 3. One of the biggest problems with hybrids is that they aren't the most affordable cars out there.

 

We might be slowing getting there, but we'll see.

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As someone who is concerned about climate change - this seems exceedingly underwhelming. A hybrid car is part electric, part conventional, correct? So it's still part conventional. And only half its lineup will be hybrid? And all this by 2022, which is far too slow. Part electric doesn't even mean anything if we're still using fossil fuels to get electricity anyway. 

 

British sports car maker Mclaren says half of its lineup will be hybrids by 1992

 

Now that's more like it.

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As someone who is concerned about climate change - this seems exceedingly underwhelming. A hybrid car is part electric, part conventional, correct? So it's still part conventional. And only half its lineup will be hybrid? And all this by 2022, which is far too slow. Part electric doesn't even mean anything if we're still using fossil fuels to get electricity anyway.

 

British sports car maker Mclaren says half of its lineup will be hybrids by 1992

 

Now that's more like it.

WHAT? THEY FIGURED OUT TIME TRAVEL TOO? THAT'S AMAZING!

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As someone who is concerned about climate change - this seems exceedingly underwhelming. A hybrid car is part electric, part conventional, correct? So it's still part conventional. And only half its lineup will be hybrid? And all this by 2022, which is far too slow. Part electric doesn't even mean anything if we're still using fossil fuels to get electricity anyway. 

 

British sports car maker Mclaren says half of its lineup will be hybrids by 1992

 

Now that's more like it.

 

We've been notoriously slow in addressing climate change to begin with. To top it off, it's likely not easy to develop all new models and change existing models to be more efficient. It does take time. Like, if Ford or General Motors decided to change all their existing models into electric hybrids, it would take quite a while, because they actually have to re-design the cars. Trust me, I would love cars to be more environmental friendly, but it's not to going to happen overnight. Also, do keep in mind that McLaren is not as large as Ford or General Motors. They are a much smaller company, so budget could also be an issue. The other issue is, there is kind of a stigma against electric cars, especially here in the U.S., so, demand might be another reason.

 

Hybrids DO use the normal engine, but they can also be fully electric powered. For instance, the McLaren P1 is half electric, half gasoline, while the Tesla Model S is pure electric from what I know.

 

One thing that can be done is that governments be extremely strict on emissions. It's not enough, but what can we do? Even if every single current new car model was pure electric right now, we would STILL have gas powered cars as not everyone can afford a new car. Another way could also be mass transit, but that depends where you are. Where I live, we don't have great mass transit, so it'd be hard for people.

 

It's a big issue, and there are solutions, but the problem is implementing the solutions in a reasonable and effective manner. Everyone can do their part to help the environment, though. Like, big trucks and SUVs are bigger polluters than the average family sedans. Unless you have like 5 kids, I doubt you need a big ass SUV. Unless you have a job that requires heavy loads, I doubt you need a large pickup.

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The way I see it, cars like the P1, 918 and LaFerrari could be the future of supercars and hypercars, because of their low emissions, the crazy performance and the option to go full electric for road use. The petrol engine would only be used for racing and very long journeys, so the impact of emissions wouldn't be too big. You have to remember even in hybrid mode, these cars are efficient as hell.

 

However as far as mainstream cars are concerned, hydrogen is the best solution we know of today. Hydrogen cars only emit water, so cities would be much less polluted. One of the biggest worries of pollution is the deaths it causes. Hydrogen powered cars takes the pollution out of the cities so will really help alleviate that. The issue is that loads of electricity is needed to produce the hydrogen, which means fossil fuels. Hydrogen cars coupled with a push towards renewable energy would be a fantastic step to avoiding our demise, or at least significantly postponing it.

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The way I see it, cars like the P1, 918 and LaFerrari could be the future of supercars and hypercars, because of their low emissions, the crazy performance and the option to go full electric for road use. The petrol engine would only be used for racing and very long journeys, so the impact of emissions wouldn't be too big. You have to remember even in hybrid mode, these cars are efficient as hell.

 

However as far as mainstream cars are concerned, hydrogen is the best solution we know of today. Hydrogen cars only emit water, so cities would be much less polluted. One of the biggest worries of pollution is the deaths it causes. Hydrogen powered cars takes the pollution out of the cities so will really help alleviate that. The issue is that loads of electricity is needed to produce the hydrogen, which means fossil fuels. Hydrogen cars coupled with a push towards renewable energy would be a fantastic step to avoiding our demise, or at least significantly postponing it.

 

Great post. I'd have to agree.

 

Hybrid supercars and hypercars are actually becoming a thing now. I have not heard of any hybrid hypercars from other big supercar/hypercar companies such as Aston Martin and Lamborghini, but in this automotive day and age where everyone tries to one up each other with the biggest and baddest cars they can make, we'll probably see them in the future.

 

For mainstream cars, I did hear about hydrogen powered cars, but there does not seem to be much of a demand for it, which is sad.

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Great post. I'd have to agree.

 

Hybrid supercars and hypercars are actually becoming a thing now. I have not heard of any hybrid hypercars from other big supercar/hypercar companies such as Aston Martin and Lamborghini, but in this automotive day and age where everyone tries to one up each other with the biggest and baddest cars they can make, we'll probably see them in the future.

 

For mainstream cars, I did hear about hydrogen powered cars, but there does not seem to be much of a demand for it, which is sad.

 

I'd say the demand isn't an issue, it's more the unwillingness to supply. There's a bit of a paradox involved really: For people to use hydrogen cars, filling stations would need to fit hydrogen pumps, but for filling stations to be willing to fit hydrogen pumps, there would have to be enough hydrogen cars for it to be worthwhile for them. Because of this, the development has stalled and probably won't resume without government intervention of some kind, or even some kind of multi-corporate agreement, but that seems unlikely.

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Half of it's lineup will be hybrid? Sooo.... One of their cars will be hybrid and the other wont? I mean, Mclaren is only producing 2 cars at the moment, and usually most supercar companies bar Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin only keep 1-3 cars on their catalog at a time.