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Hybrid cars become more popular and every year their number on the Earth is increasing. But besides the number is increasing and the quality of these cars. Manufacturers continue to improve their creations so the appearance of each new «hybrid» becomes a real event in the automotive industry.

Use at least Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHYBRID. This sedan will go into the series already in summer 2009. First this car will be able to see residents of Europe and later - and the U.S.. The machine is based on the S350, and the main advantage is its hybrid propulsion system.

It consists of a 3.5-liter V6 engine and electric motor working by lithium-ion batteries. As alleged in the Mercedes-Benz, their offspring will be the first production car, which uses a lithium-ion batteries.

With regard to power. Petrol unit produces 279 horsepower and motor adds to the potential of another 20 «horses». Incidentally, the electric «engine» will not only generate additional power: it can be used as a starter or a generator.

As in all the «advanced» machines at the S400 worth of regenerative braking and «start-stop». All this, as you know, helps to save fuel. If the normal 3.5-liter mercedes combined cycle engine spends 10.3 liters of gasoline for hundred of kilometers, the hybrid propulsion system S400 BlueHYBRID - all 7.9 liters.