Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> writes: > On a related topic, how much do you want to bet that the government > subsidized electric vehicles will prove to be, just like the GM > Impact, clearly inferior to a comparable gasoline or diesel vehicle. > Just imagine that you took an Impact, pulled out the electric motor, > batteries, etc and dropped in a 25hp diesel engine and a five gallon > fuel tank. You'd have a much lighter car that runs circles around an > Impact, gets 100-150 mpg, has a 500+ mile range, and the reduced cost > of production would pay for a lifetime of biodiesel.
Have you heard the ads that Government Motors, formerly known as General Motors, is running for the Chevy Volt? Claiming 230 MPG. Of course this assumes that the electricity used to charge the batteries from the overnight from the wall socket has no cost. By their logic, with a 40 mile range before it needs to tap the auxilary gasoline engine, you could in theory drive a one-way commute of 20 miles every day and have an MPG of "infinity" And at $40K sticker, the total cost of ownership is not going to be what people might assume from that 230 MPG claim. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
