You obviously dont have a clue as to how hybrid tech works. It give ZERO advantage to highway driving because the whole thing is based on storing/saving energy when you hit the brakes. It improves CITY (stop and go) milage only. I think if you look at the city mileage numbers, it IS pretty impressive. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom C Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Doomsday is coming upon us? The mileage of the hybrid breed of cars leaves me unimpressed. My Dad was getting 40+ mpg in 1970 with a Renault 10 on the highway at 55 mph (no electric engine in the equation). I was getting 35 mpg combined city/highway 13 years back with an 82 Toyota Tercel. I'll be a little more impressed when there's a doubling of gas mileage, which I suspect is possible. For that matter I'd far prefer an all electric vehicle. Tom C. (talking out the side of my mouth) >From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Doomsday is coming upon us? >Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:27:33 +0200 > >Hi! > > > On 12/27/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Developing sustainable low or non-polluting energy sources enabling >travel > >> is preferable to not going anywhere, or making everyone live within > >> people-power distance from their employment. > > > > I agree that non-polluting energy sources are preferable, but I'd > > advocate shorter distance from home to work for a far more practical > > reason; traffic jam. :-) > >Shame on you ;-). Shite - I still will have to do my morning jam routine > today. By the way, in the office they agreed that I'd work from home >up until jam is over and only then arrive. It makes my air somewhat >fresher everyday ;-). > >As usual, gentlemen, one has to take into account the pollution that >has to be produced in order to produce these so called non-polluting >energy sources. Take for example hybrid cars. I am afraid that if all >these batteries it carries are disposed improperly - much damage will >be done to the good old Mother Earth. > >However the doomsday will come anyway, regardless ;-). > >Boris > >-- >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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
