No, I mean the acceleration is brisk right off the start -- that's the jerk factor. But it diminishes quickly. A GM engineer once told me how they played with throttle linkage action to improve the jerk factor, because that's what people felt. Real acceleration was less important. Electrics have high torque from a standstill, so they deliver deliver a good jerk factor. Paul On Jul 25, 2006, at 9:00 PM, keith_w wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> On Jul 25, 2006, at 5:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> >>> I just looked under the hood of a Prius. Now there's a complex >>> little >>> devil: I think there are more electronics under the hood than there >>> is engine by a factor of 10. >>> >>> Nice car to drive, however. > > >> A decent "jerk factor" as automotive engineers are fond of saying, >> but it certainly runs out of steam in a hurry. Not fun by my >> standards. >> Paul > > You mean, the charge is too small to be practical? Runs out of > power too quickly? > > A 1.5 litre engine, of 76 hp, in a car weighing almost 2900 lb is > not going to > be much of a performer, but 580 miles on a tank of gas is not all > that bad! > Also, performance will depend on how it's geared. > > Interesting concept. > Know the price? > > keith whaley > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
