On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Dennis Brownridge wrote:
> Gene, tell us more about this car. What sort of fuel efficiency
> does it get under realistic conditions? How noisy is it? How much
> payload can it carry (volume and mass)? How big and heavy are the
> batteries? What is the cruising range?
Dennis, I'll bring in my shop manual (a supplementary purchase)
and performance records next week and try to answer your questions.
Gene.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Saturday, 2001 March 24 17:10
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Subject: [USMA:11804] Re: Hybrid cars
> > ...
> > Going up the mountains on the Turnpike in western Pennsylvania
> > in June of 2000, I was able to pass cars and trucks with ease in my
> > Insight at speeds ranging from 30 m/s to 35 m/s, with assisted power
> > from the MG...