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Old 01-18-2010, 11:58 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
... And even if you do leave it out, the serial hybrid still beats an ICE powered car.
That is simply not substantiated, not better when on the hiway, or with a good driver (especially if good with a wrench), or for a vehicle like a 1l or a 470mpg motorcycle. It is true in the general, sloppy driver sense, but I am aiming for the ideal sense here, what is the most efficient (yet practical) use of petrol, and that is for longer range travel.

Electrics can do short range, we know this, and knock %90+ of vehicle petrol use right out if everyone had one and the grid could handle it, and they reduced their existing gassers to %10 duty.

why do we need to make MORE gassers?

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