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Article #1728Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?
From: John Fields
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 11:41
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 11:41
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On Fri, 23 May 2008 00:04:37 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >John Fields wrote: > >> 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 ? >> >> --- >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_ounce > >Lucky then that almost no-one these days uses them isn't it ? --- You never miss an opportunity to be a nasty little bitch, do you? JF
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