http://www.thesmart.co.uk/index.html ,sells a diesel/electric hybrid
Donald Allwright wrote: >I have a question about the currently available hybrid vehicles which I >have been wondering about for a while. > >It seems that all the hybrid vehicles currently available have an >electric motor connected in varying configurations with a petrol >(gasoline) engine. My question is, why not a Diesel engine? Given that >the aim of a hybrid vehicle is to increase fuel economy, it would seem >sensible to choose the most economical internal combustion engine >available, however it seems that _none_ of them do - there must be a >reason for this, but this reason escapes me. > >Is it that hybrid vehicles are primarily marketed in the USA, where use >of Diesel fuel is not widely accepted for private cars? >(European-marketed hybrids are all petrol not diesel too though). > >Or is it because of the lower power-to-weight ratio, which is already a >limitation with heavy batteries? > >Or maybe because Diesel engines are more expensive, and having a Diesel >hybrid would be too expensive on capital outlay to be acceptable to the >consumer (despite what should be excellent running costs)? > >Does anyone know the answer, or have any insight (!) into this? > >Regards, >Donald > > >===== >-- >43 - slightly more than the answer to life, the universe and everything. > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! >Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob Allen,http://ozarker.org/bob ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- The modern conservative is engaged in one of Man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness JKG -------------------------------------------------------------------- --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
