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President Obama wants hybrid limo

President Obama said last week that contrary to his requests and due to security reasons, his presidential limousine could not be a hybrid vehicle. Ć¢ā‚¬Å“I asked can we make these cars hybrids,Ć¢ā‚¬Ā Obama said at a town hall in Charlotte, North Carolina last friday. Ć¢ā‚¬Å“Secret Service said no. Now, the reason is not because Secret […]

Apr 09, 2010 | By Anakin

President Obama said last week that contrary to his requests and due to security reasons, his presidential limousine could not be a hybrid vehicle.

Ć¢ā‚¬Å“I asked can we make these cars hybrids,Ć¢ā‚¬Ā Obama said at a town hall in Charlotte, North Carolina last friday.

Ć¢ā‚¬Å“Secret Service said no. Now, the reason is not because Secret Service are bad guys. It’s because the cars that I’m in are like tanks.Ć¢ā‚¬Ā

The president explained because his limo Ć¢ā‚¬ā€œ nicknamed Ć¢ā‚¬Å“the beastĆ¢ā‚¬Ā is reinforced for security reasons, and weighs over two times the normal weight of cars, Ć¢ā‚¬Å“they just couldn’t get the performance in terms of acceleration using a hybrid engine.Ć¢ā‚¬Ā

Instead his five-metre long armoured transport is rumoured to be powered by a 8.0-litre V8 turbo diesel that uses three times more fuel than an average family car – around 30 litres per 100km.

The administration this week announced that after a review, they have purchased more than 5,000 hybrid cars and trucks as part of the federal fleet of vehicles.

Source: ABC News


 
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