Re: Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles - The Next Step In Hybrid Evolution

On Jul 2, 1:54 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
tyrone schneider wrote:
Hybrid vehicles are selling like hot cakes and everyone is wondering
where this will lead. Will hybrid technology evolve as fast as
computers did, so that every 18 months the latest model is twice as
efficient as the old model?

That one's easy to answer. Definitely not. Do the basic sums about rolling
and air resistance and you'll discover how much energy/power it takes to
move a vehicle.

If Americans care about that figure, you'll see the demise of the classic
'3 box' sedan btw. It has LOUSY drag figures. The popular Euro 'hatch'
configuration is quite a lot better.

And those high grille 'pickup trucks' are the very worst of all.

Graham

Graham, evidently the buyers in the US don't agree with you. since
here Cadillac Escalades and Lincoln Navigagators are selling today at
incredibly low prices, Both of these are incredibly nice machines to
drive in air conditioned comfort at a fraction of their list prices.

Graham, my point is that here is the US, the expectation is that gas
prices will soon fall, since they are fueled by commodity investors.So
if you believe that driving to a mall, returning home and making
several stops along the way deters me from driving an 8-cylinder, air
conditioned Ford Bronco is anyway influence by the cost of fuel, it
isn't. Graham, just to be fair with you since you live in the UK, the
deal here is that the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border is nearly
exactly 6-miles from my driveway. In MA, we have a sales tax of 5%
that applies to almost everyting from suits to hardware. air
conditioners, water heaters and cars. New Hampshire doesn't have a
sales tax. This is all perfectly legal. Everybody on the NY/MA border
does the same thing. In turn, savings tend to offset inceased fuel
prices.

Now Graham, long distance trips are another issue, and for these I
utilize my ancient 1986 Cadillac Cimarron. While its air conditioning
died over two years ago, it stil gets 26-mpg over long trips. What
more can you ask for a set of wheels?

Harry C,
.

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