Why don't you folks in the artic learn from the Eskimos..., er, excuse me, I meant Inuit. Just wear heavy fur coats and rub noses when you get too cold. Saves megajoules of energy.
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Wentworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-07-09 12:12 Subject: [USMA:30339] Hybrid Ford Escape > Jim, I can't speak for the hybrid Ford Escape, but I do know two people who > own Honda Insight hybrids here in Fairbanks, Alaska. They have survived two > winters in which temperatures have plunged to -50 �C, and they continue to > operate with normal car maintenance. This is all the more amazing when you > consider that these were among the first (if not THE first) hybrid cars put > on the market. > > The only problem the owners reported was that the cars' stock heaters were > inadequate for our winter temperatures (the small 4-cylinder engine doesn't > put out as much heat as bigger engines). Adding an extra 12 volt heater > solved this problem. I don't blame the car's design--most Japanese and US > automotive engineers don't think about Alaska conditions when they're > designing car heating systems! -- Jason > >
