I have seen such incredible nonsense here too, in the years following 1978,
when the European horsepower was outlawed.
Then I read an article in a Dutch popular scientific magazine about a light
airplane flying on solar energy. The capacity for turning this energy to
electricity was rated in kilowatt, the power of the electric engine of the
plane was in horsepower!
How %*@#%&*+%@#&*!!!!!!! STUPID!!!!!!!
Do they have horses' beans in their heads?
Han
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan Bath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2000 March 24, 20:02
Subject: [USMA:11797] Re: Hybrid cars
Yes, this is absolutely ludicrous - using two disparate units for power IN
THE SAME VEHICLE!!!
Perhaps this [hybrid vehicles] is the opportunity to kick those horses out
to pasture.
Duncan
-----Original Message-----
From: M R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: March 24, 2001 10:39
Subject: [USMA:11793] Hybrid cars
For all those who got used to expressing the car's
engine power in horsepower, these 2 cars may be a big surprise.
Toyota and Honda are selling hybrid cars
(gasolene/electric) which can run on both the fuels.
The Toyota Prius has 70 horsepower with an additional 25 kw of power from
electric batteries while Honda Insight has 67 horsepower with additional 10
kw from batterie.
Had the Americans used kilowatts for the power of car, it could have been
easier to convince the people
about the benefits of such a car. Its high time for
he American car companies to switch over to kw, since they are planning to
bring their version of hybrid
cars by 2003.
Madan
