Introducing the Hybridizer 2001 Do-It-Yourself Hybrid Vehicle Conversion Kit! ;-)

How would you like to:

• Receive tax breaks!
• Drive (alone) in the Carpool Lane!
• Increase your gas mileage!
• Modernize and increase the value of your vehicle!

You betcha! But how?

Simple! Buy the Hybridizer 2001, the do-it-yourself kit that converts ANY vehicle into a Hybrid! With simple tools and an afternoon of easy work, you can bring your old clunker into the 21st century!

This fantastic kit provides the following benefits:

• Soaks up excess energy when braking, storing it right in your vehicle battery for future use!
• Provides clean, pollution-free electric "assist" power to your conventional gasoline engine whenever your foot is "on the gas"!!!
• Entire kit weight only 15 pounds! Simple! Foolproof! No computer!
• Best of all, your vehicle, no matter what make, model or age, is now ready to qualify for all the new government incentives only Hybrids can earn! Pay for the kit with the rebate you receive!!!

How does it work? How do I install it? Glad you asked...

1. Install a relay which cuts out your alternator EXCEPT when the brake lights are on! Takes 15 minutes! Instantly your vehicle has regenerative braking! Wow!
2. Install a microswitch and power relay that TURNS ON only when the gas pedal is fully depressed! 15 more minutes of work! Now your vehicle is ready for the final modification!
3. Mount the DC motor and supplied replacement alternator pulley, and connect the power wire from the power relay. Clean, pollution-free power is ready to flow!
4. Attach the self-adhesive simulated chrome "Hybrid" logo to the rear of your vehicle, and you are DONE! Welcome to the benefits of Hybrids!

Still more questions? We have answers!

• Can I install the Hybridizer 2001 on any car or truck? Even my converted Greyhound bus? Will it qualify for a tax rebate? Yes!!
• My vehicle was built before 1963 and it has NO pollution control equipment on it. Will the Hybridizer 2001 really make it a Hybrid? Yes!!
• My SUV gets only 9 MPG. Will the Hybridizer 2001 work for me? Will I get better mileage? Can I use the carpool lanes while driving ALONE? Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!

What are you waiting for?

The Hybridizer 2001 is available for $1995 exclusively from Folly Enterprises. Please call the number on this page to place your order today! Drive in the carpool lane ALONE tomorrow!

Note: THIS IS A JOKE! This page is intended solely as a joke. While the "Hybridizer Kit" would work axactly as described, and it WOULD recapture some energy from braking and return it during acceleration, the amount would probably be insignificant. In addition, a kit like the one described would require a better battery, low-voltage overrides to keep the battery charged during long period with no braking (such as long trips), and other safeguards. Would the government really grant "Hybrid" privledges to a vehicle equipped with such a kit? That is the joke - Here is the US Government IRS defintion of a "Hybrid Vehicle" from http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/tech/TechSnapCivic_Final.pdf:

In recently issued guidance, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified that hybrid vehicles -- defined as those powered both by a gasoline internal combustion engine and an electric motor that is recharged as the vehicle operates -- are eligible for a federal "clean-fuel" tax deduction of up to $2,000.

For hybrids purchased in past years, "the deduction would apply not only to returns being filed for tax year 2002, but also for the previous two years for which hybrid vehicles were available. The deduction could be claimed for a past year by a taxpayer filing an amended return."

Source: www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/ir-02-97.pdf

Sadly, the "Hybridizer" WOULD qualify according to the above language, while providing almost NO benefit to the world (or the owner, for that matter!) . In the rush to glamorize and validate "Hybrid" technology, no QUANTITATIVE requirements (must save %fuel, must offset %pollution) are provided by the IRS to qualify for the tax incentives. Are "Hybrids" a good thing? Maybe. Should we be giving $2,000 tax incentives to vehicle owners simply because their vehicle is "powered both by a gasoline internal combustion engine and an electric motor that is recharged as the vehicle operates" - which includes the new laughable "Hybrid SUV's" - absolutely NOT. Use those tax incentives for carpool lanes and to subsidize public transportation, and to break America's addiction to personal motor vehicles.

OK - now I am being dead serious.

How to convert your car to a hybrid? Sell it. Buy a hybrid with the proceeds. There is no other practical way.

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