..Owain. Owain, Owain we go ..he gives us info we don't want to know ..the info is so poor tis clearly true ..so how does this garbage affect you?
..well take no heed of babble and drool ..as instantly you will recognise a fool
..instictively you will spy ..in newsgroups with DIY ..attempting wisdom the fools will try
..so be very watchful of what the fools say ..and don't give these half-wits the time of day
The Hygrogen Fuel engine that BMW are throwing millions at is a far better proposition .. waste product is only water ... Hydrogen is easy to produce and not a fossil fuel. No heavy batteries to crat about (with dubious life) They already have concepts up and running ... filling time at pump is very fast, and the liquid hydrogen is stired in what sound like a sponge, and is safer than petrol in the event of a collision.
Knowing BMW it will have a HUGE price penalty, as just about everything is an extra (and very expensive extra at that)
Have you ever weighed a full fuel tank -£50s worth?. Per weight modern state-of-the-art batteries pack a hell of a lot of energy. These batteries are not available in volume yet.
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It is? Look again. Takes a lot of energy like oil. That is why Bush likes it.
Fossil fuel to produce it. Hydrogen is not in a natural state, it has to be cracked to get it.
Modern batteries, Lith Ion, Lith poly as exceptional. Toyota give a 8 years guarantee on the battery set.
One in Iceland apparently.
Don't let the policeman hear you.
And painted black.
Not really - it's an interesting article. Dunno if it will be on their website later.
Basically it says they're a con and can't compete in economy with a same performance diesel but cost a lot more. And that's before any replacement costs. But that just about all makers are having to go down that route if they want a slice of the US market.
A battery pack achieving "130mpg" bends the basic rules of physics just like a couple of "2.173 litre per 100km Duracells" fitted in a Maglite does.
I'm not Lord Hall either.
Ok then. Quote the weight and amp hours of these batteries. No?
Your usual non understanding of things technical.
Lord Hall,
This is the mag that said a Prius did 26mpg. No one else has managed to get less than 50mpg yet. The mag is sham and only idiots believe it.
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From a Prius owner who posted on this news group: "After driving a Prius, driving any kind of manual diesel vehicle feels like stepping onto a Fordson tractor."
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Which you wouldn't recognise, since no-one's ever loved you in your lifetime.
Owain
And, he's stuck with the full weight of his batteries (even if they were flat) whereas we would average a half tank / weight even if we filled to the brim every time (and I don't).
T i m
But, as usual, you are deflecting the point.
The 'point' of hybrid vehicles is to provide a better mpg / reduce pollutiuon compared with a 'std' vehicle.
If someone want's seamless and silent comfort I suggest they would buy a 'luxury car', not a weird compromise?
Unlike you I passed my test (first time) and in a manual .. never had any problem dealing with gears ever since ..
'Bad workman' .. ?
All the best ..
T i m
Nope.
And that they do.
I agree. That is why I bought a Prius.
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Women swoon over me, falling in love a by the dozen.
No those are eggs, not women...
I thought you understood that that creates lots of pollution and the mpg figures are meaningless as far as pollution is concerned.
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