Re: Plug-and-play Prius Problems

[Jed Rothwell]

Jones Beene wrote:

The cost probably is higher, because petroleum is more expensive than 
coal or natural gas per MJ. I meant the fuel efficiency, or carbon 
emission per passenger mile.

Carbon emission can be much lower - using more batteries and a genset and 
NO large ICE. Wind, hydro and nuclear can do this. So that argument for 
the large ICE falls flat on its face in the comparative picture.

What would drive the genset in this scenario? Hydrogen? That's a long way 
off at best. I think we should discuss what we can do this year or next 
year, with existing technology. The only practical plug-in hybrid today 
would have to use gasoline in the genset.

- Jed