on the issue of fuel economy, a friend of mine just made a good point. there are an estimated 170 million cars on the road. if one in ten (seems likely) have a one ounce "support the troops" sticker, we are talking about a bit over a million pounds of metal being shipped around daily.
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:48:42 +1100, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:22:51 > -0800 (PST): > Hi, > [snip] > >For $8k extra per vehicle: > > > >http://wired.com/news/autotech/0%2C2554%2C66949%2C00.html > > "Earlier this year, GM unveiled the Opel Astra Diesel Hybrid, a > sedan concept vehicle the company claims would increase fuel > economy by 25 percent over a comparable diesel car, or > approximately 59 miles per gallon. The vehicle uses a hybrid > system with two electric motors being co-developed with > DaimlerChrysler, according to GM." > > Note that the people at > http://www.dolphinaci.com/technology/technology.html are already > getting 90+ mpg in some tests, and outperforming the Prius in all > tests, and all they have done is somewhat modify a conventional > engine, hence the cost of the vehicle could remain about the same. > The only thing preventing this from being adopted across the > automobile industry is the will to do it. > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > All SPAM goes in the trash unread. > > -- "Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write" Voltaire
