Why do I get the feeling the engine was designed as a 100 kW engine, then dumb-downed and rounded to the 133 horsepowers and then back-converted and not rounded correctly to the original, intended 100 kW?
Here is a perfect example of FFU making a muddle of figures. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Elwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-07-09 11:07 Subject: [USMA:30330] horsepower & kilowatts > Article in today's Salt Lake Tribune, syndicated from The Washington Post, > about the new hybrid Ford Escape: > > "Its 2.3-liter, 133-horsepower (99 kilowatt equivalent) gasoline engine > works less in city driving. . . . The Escape Hybrid's 70-kilowatt > (94-horsepower equivalent) electric motor takes over for urban duty." > > This is the first-ever I have seen car engines rated in kilowatts in the > USA. Probably would not have happened if there wasn't that electric motor > in there, but I'll bet many readers will learn something from this. > > Full article: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52698-2004Jun18.html?nav=lb > > I am actually thinking about buying a Ford Escape to replace my > ten-year-old Explorer. I like the hybrid idea, but wonder if the added > complexity of having two motors will make it a reliability and maintenance > nightmare. > > > Jim Elwell, CAMS > Electrical Engineer > Industrial manufacturing manager > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > www.qsicorp.com > >
