Recently Saab debuted the worlds first completely hybrid car.  The vehicle Saab unveiled is the first fossil-fuel-free hybrid and it’s a convertible to boot. The car is called the BioPower Hybrid 9-3 convertible concept car. It is a giant leap in hybrid cars. This concept is based on using pure bioethonal instead of just a part bioethonal formula.

In addition, this biopower convertible has a “zero mode,” which is a button that enables the car to run from two very powerful batteries eliminating all emissions.  Even though while in “zero mode” the car’s maximum speed is limited, it has the ability to switch back automatically to the biofuel mode. 

Saab’s BioPower Hybrid also includes anew and natural step in the development of BioPower technology.  One challenge is how to fit this technology into the auto warranty market.  New car warranties are not currently structured for this.

Their turbochargers have been tuned to take advantage of the high octane rating of pure bioethanol so the engine can produce a solid 260 bhp and 375 Nm torque. Acceleration has been increased by two electric motors of the hybrid system. At low speed and take-off they can add a huge instant 785 Nm of torque helping to catapult you from zero to 100 in 6.9 seconds, faster than most diesel or gas-driven cars, but with zero fossil fuel emission.

Very exciting, I can hardly wait until they are actually developed to work in the “real world.” If Saab can deliver it sounds like a success story to me.