Hi all, interfering with basic physics: The mass of the object moving, is of outmost importance, since it takes more energy to move a heavy object than a less heavy one. This is mathematically most significant when moving the object up-hill. Compared to these circumstances, the rolling and wind resistances are of less importance to the energy consumption. Are you sure that you calculated your fuel consumption properly ? With best regards Jan Warnqvist AGERATEC AB
[EMAIL PROTECTED] + 46 554 201 89 +46 70 499 38 45 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bede" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: RE: [Biofuel] Biofuel College Courses > depending on the speed your going a higher torque engine can > cruise more effcently at a lower rpm than a smaller engine > trying to do the same work at a higher rpm > if the road is mainly flat, > Then the only real diffrence between the 2 cars once up to highway > speed is the the amount of effort to overcome the rolling and wind > resistance. > For such a long trip, things such as if you had a tailwind and > your avg travling speed also make a big difrence. > > and then theres maunal, automatic trans mission and cruise control. > > What about MIT ? > Bede > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pablo > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 5:51 AM > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: [Biofuel] Biofuel College Courses > > > I am 18 and not sure where I want to go to college. I might take the > year off, as it is so late to be signing up. My question for everyone > is, does anyone here know of some good colleges, preferably in the New > England area, that have specialty biofuel(or related) courses? That > would be a great help to me. Also, I wanted to add an amazing > discovery/question that I found this past week. I drive a 1992 honda > civic. I just did a full tune up, including O2 sensor, plugs, wires, > cap & rotor, etc. I drove from FL to MA, and i got about 23 MPG. This > is in a 1.5L engine in a car weighing maybe 1600 lbs fully loaded > with 106 base HP. I then drove my father's car south( a 2000 Cadillac > Deville), from Ma to FL, and got an amazing surprise : his 4.6L > American engine with about 300 base HP pulling a car weighing maybe > 3000Lbs empty got 28MPG. I also found that in the city, his car's > gas mileage was 18 MPG, where mine is about 13. Now I admit to owning > a foot of lead, but does anyone know how this is possible as i drove > both vehicles, and with regular gas? The calculations were correct for > MPG. Any input would be appreciated. ~ Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
