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Article #1749Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?
From: Phil Hobbs
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 21:52
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 21:52
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Eeyore wrote: > > Martin Brown wrote: > >> Joerg wrote: >>> terryc wrote: >>>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 18:13:45 -0700, 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. > > Graham > 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. Cheers, Phil Hobbs
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