It would seem to me that if you are talking about combustion/electric hybrids, the efficiency of the engine and the fuel you are burning for your hybrid is an important decision. In my opinion, the public should not be influenced in a way that makes them think that gasoline is the best or only choice for a hybrid vehicle. So far, I think I'm preaching to the choir. But, the reason I'm bringing this up is that there is a kind of "conventional thinking" that gasoline is the best choice for hybrids. This has been my thinking since listening to a radio talk show, where a guest began making comparisons between Diesel powered vehicles and gasoline/electric hybrids. In my opinion, The comparison is a bad one since Diesel engines can, and probably should be used in hybrids. In the late 80's, I made a prediction to my classmates in college that the first hybrids will be gas turbine/electric with the assumption that turbine technology will become more affordable in the future. ...oh well. Mike
Paddy O'Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hadn't considered a biodiesel hybrid but its a viable proposition. Could a diesel hybrid with solar panels could be a marketable product? Solar-only is the ultimate clean machine but we're a smidge away from that yet. JD2005 wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: Paddy O'Reilly > > >>I've often thought about a car that would re-charge itself by solar >>panels when its sitting outside our offices for 8+ hours a day. >> >> > Has anybody looked at this scenario - > > >>where the electric-only car recharges itself during daylight hours >>through the use of solar panels integrated into the body panels? >> >> > >Is this the one where you use a diesel generator, running biofuel of course, >to keep the batteries topped up? > >JD2005 > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > The information contained in this e-mail and in any attachments is confidential and is designated solely for the attention of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this e-mail or any part thereof. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete all copies of this e-mail from your computer system(s). Please direct any additional queries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
