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Old 11-18-2008, 12:32 AM   #672 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
90 day: 78.16 mpg (US)
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Even if I used enough electricity heating the car to bring to total car energy use down to as inefficient as a gasoline car, all my electricity is STILL from renewable sources.

You CAN make electricity out of thin air - wind, solar, etc. You can't do that with gasoline!

Still, we shouldn't be wasteful with the stuff. I am trying to heat the car as much for safety (no frosted windshield!) and efficiency (warmer batteries run better!) as I am for comfort.

If I was only trying to keep warm, I would just stick with the great down coat I got last winter!
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