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Old 07-09-2015, 12:26 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
Remembering to refill a water bottle with (I assume) highly purified water would be viewed by most consumers as a bigger pain than high octane fuel. And the cost savings in fuel would be at least partly offset by the cost of such water, wouldn't it? Why is BMW interested?
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In the 1 Series prototype, water is recovered from the air conditioning system--a much more convenient method.
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