Yes, this is absolutely ludicrous - using two disparate units for power IN
THE SAME VEHICLE!!!
Perhaps this [hybrid vehicles] is the opportunity to kick those horses out
to pasture.
Duncan
-----Original Message-----
From: M R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: March 24, 2001 10:39
Subject: [USMA:11793] Hybrid cars
>For all those who got used to expressing the car's
>engine power in horsepower, these 2 cars may be a big
>surprise.
>
>Toyota and Honda are selling hybrid cars
>(gasolene/electric) which can run on both the fuels.
>
>The Toyota Prius has 70 horsepower with an additional
>25 kw of power from electric batteries while Honda
>Insight has 67 horsepower with additional 10 kw from
>batterie.
>
>Had the Americans used kilowatts for the power of car,
> it could have been easier to convince the people
>about the benefits of such a car. Its high time for
>the American car companies to switch over to kw, since
>they are planning to bring their version of hybrid
>cars by 2003.
>
>Madan
>
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