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Article #1724Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?
From: Eeyore
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19
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Phil Hobbs wrote: > Eeyore wrote: > > Martin Brown wrote: > >> Joerg wrote: > >>> terryc wrote: > >>>> Joerg wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> Pure electric-only EVs aren't the answer. It'll be HEVs that most > >>>>>> likely win > >>>>>> the day. > >>>>> Hydrogen? Where's that going to be coming from? > >>>> Exactly. My 2c is on a proper hybrid where the ICE(petrol or diesel) > >>>> simply runs a generator that tops up the battery bank. > >>>> I would really like to see if that works out more efficent that all the > >>>> inefficencies of current direct drive ICEs. > >>> That's how the Toyota Prius works. Gets between 40mpg and 60mpg > >>> according to what owners told me. > >> Which isn't all that impressive by European or Japanese standards of > >> fuel efficiency. A BMW 3 series deisel saloon will manage that. eg > >> > >> http://saveyourcash.co.uk/fuel/cardatadetail.aspx?mfr=BMW&model=3-Series-E90/E91/E92/E93&id=632 > >> > >> Urban 39.8 Motorway 64.2 mpg to save you following the link. > > > > Multiply by 0.8 to get US mpg. > > > US fluid ounces are a bit bigger than Imperial, so the ratio isn't > 1.25:1 as you might expect, but almost exactly 1.20:1. So a US fl oz doesn't weigh an ounce ? Graham
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