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Article #1725Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?
From: Phil Hobbs
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:32
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:32
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Eeyore wrote: > > 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 > No, a US gallon of water is 3.785 litres, which at 2.2046 pounds per kg, comes out to 8.345 pounds. An Imperial gallon of water is exactly 10 pounds, so the ratio is 10:8.345 or 1.198:1, just about 6:5. Cheers, Phil Hobbs
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