[Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-02 Thread Michel Jullian
- Original Message - From: "Robin van Spaandonk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:40 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?) >> So I am still far from convinced that that tiny van can't possib

Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-01 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:12:17 +0200: Hi, [snip] >You may be right for gas cars, but the sweet spot will be much lower for cars >that don't have to consume power at zero speed. See: > >http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question477.htm > ><<...But the bottom line is,

[Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-01 Thread Michel Jullian
From: "Jones Beene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?) > Well, it is generally assumed by automotive engineers > in the USA at least, that the most efficient speed i

Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-01 Thread Jones Beene
ion on Negre and his company, I > think the technology is very nice actually. > > - Original Message - > From: "Jones Beene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV > (was Re: Doubly

[Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-01 Thread Michel Jullian
. I am not particularly negative and have no special information on Negre and his company, I think the technology is very nice actually. - Original Message - From: "Jones Beene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per

Re: [Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-01 Thread Jones Beene
--- Michel Jullian wrote: > Note they say "200 to 300 km or 10 hours of > driving", which indicates a range test speed of only > 20 or 30 km/h, which is about 4 times less than the > 100 km/h you have assumed, i.e. assuming friction > losses going with the square of the velocity the COP > could be

[Vo]:Re: Cost per mile of CAT vs EV (was Re: Doubly disruptive?)

2008-08-01 Thread Michel Jullian
Note they say "200 to 300 km or 10 hours of driving", which indicates a range test speed of only 20 or 30 km/h, which is about 4 times less than the 100 km/h you have assumed, i.e. assuming friction losses going with the square of the velocity the COP could be as much as 4^2 = 16 times lower tha