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Therefore when evaluating the net carbon which must be burned to get a certain amount of torque at the wheels . . .
(A) What carbon is produced if the sun is the power source? This brings up another important point. At start up speeds, up to 10 mph, the torque from an electric motor beats a steam engine, and really beats a diesel or standard ICE. (B) ............... According to WHAT-WHOM-OTHER ?????
Cost may be another issue, since transportation fuel bears a high tax burden . . .
(C) ...please see (A)..or "SUN" .... Oil is far more expensive than coal or nuclear power aside from any tax considerations. Plus, oil is subsidized by the cost of the Iraq war, $1 or $2 trillion and counting (taking into account the long term costs).
"on a level playing field" there is NO valid comparison: the plug-in hybrid makes zero sense at all - if the efficiency of the small diesel is in the same range as the efficiency of the power plant - which is the claim.
On the contrary a small diesel in a hybrid arrangment makes the most sense of all. A hybrid improves diesel performance as much as any other motor. There is no reason to make them mutually exclusive. Why settle for a 60 mpg diesel when you can bump it up to 120 mpg with a hybrid? - Jed TO JED: You geuss a lot.. and quote a LOT.... but how much real world BBGB...HB BS E have you personally done??? HMMM??? AND: If you have NOT done this work..... Then who HAS??? --- Jed
On the contrary a small diesel in a hybrid arrangment makes the most sense of all. A hybrid improves diesel performance as much as any other motor.
Exactamundo - no contrario ! You must have misunderstood my intent (or more likely it was too hastily posted) if you thought that this was not my exact message (with the possible refinement of the 6-cycle steam diesel, in place of the normal diesel. WHA ... uh JUST uh...0JAT IS A STEAM diesel???? The hybrid setup actually improves the diesel ICE efficiency far BETTER than it does the gasoline alternative, since a diesel is very sensitive to single speed (RPM) optimization. The 6-cycle efficiency of >50% would only be possible at at single engine speed - ergo the hybrid is absolutely necessary to reach that efficiency goal. Jones BTW - for those who may want to look into this - the Crower patent is on shakey ground. 6-cycle engines have actually been used for over 100 years for locomotives and ship engines. There is even a separate patent sub-class for 6-cycle engines. NB: SUN........Rankine cycle H2 and O2 closed cycle [[[no carbon}}}!!!!!!!1 HM???? Comment? Knowledge? Kannot know how Howl ??? HMMMM??? Sound.... light.... energy.... who> NB: 2nd Law of Thermo: PRESUMES a CLOSED system.............. IS ARE the Earth a closed st up or system???? If so ...how so...??? NB: Remove the term "CARBON" from the ICE-DEISEL and JED caution..... What is-are then the result[s]??? NB: You can leave Helium from the sun..... HM????