Hybrid Vehicle emissions today are getting close to or even lower than the recommended level set by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

The recommended levels they suggest for a typical passenger vehicle should be equated to 5.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide. The three most popular hybrid vehicles, Honda Civic, Honda Insight and Toyota Prius, set the standards even higher by producing 4.1, 3.5, and 3.5 tons showing a major improvement in carbon monoxide emissions.

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Toyota Motor Corp said that it has developed an advanced new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that can run for 830 km (516 miles) on a single tank of hydrogen and in temperatures as low as 30 degrees Celsius below freezing temperature (-22 F).

Toyota has been developing its hydrogen fuel cell technology since 1992 and has announced they’ve created a more efficient version of their Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV) named the FCHV-adv.

In comparison to the previous FCHV which had a range of 205 miles, it is claimed fuel efficiency has been improved by 25% through improving fuel cell unit performance, enhancing the regenerative brake system and reducing energy consumed by the auxiliary system

Fuel-cell vehicles are widely considered the ultimate longer-term alternative to today’s conventional cars as they run on an inexhaustible and cheaper source of fuel — hydrogen — have no harmful tail-pipe emissions, and do not compromise driving performance.

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen captured the Malaysian Grand Prix, the second race of the 2008 Formula One season. The No.1 Ferrari crossed the finish line 19.570 seconds ahead of BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica.

Here is the results: 

1. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen won the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix (GP).
2. BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica came in second.
3. McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen came in third.
4. Toyota’s Jarno Trulli came in fourt.
5. Lewis Hamilton, who won the Australian GP in Melbourne last week, finished fifth.

The third race of the season is set for Sunday, April 6th in Bahrain.