Hybrids

[DGraber460 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/26/2006 12:04:24 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
harchris at smokesignal.net writes:

I agree  with the concept of concentrating on improving the diesel instead  of
splitting the effort to develop a hybrid. Our experience with TD (pre  TDI) is
that if driven at 'legal' speeds the EPA ratings can actually be  exceeded. 

In my mind the problem with hybrids would be that you then  have 2 complex
systems that must be maintained, plus the extra weight of  the second system
(batteries, motors). Although I would like to use  technology that will keep
the earth greener for our grandchildren, I don't  think having all those extra
batteries to recycle is going to do the trick.  Develop a small diesel that
gives acceleration equivalent to the small  turbo gas engines and you might 
get
a few people out of their gas  guzzlers.

Cheers
George

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The one issue I have seen no one address or even discuss is that electric  
motors produce Ozone. If a small number (or percentage) of vehicles use them it  
isn't a problem. If everyone converts to hybrids, we could quickly have 
another  _pollution_ problem with our purportedly green vehicle technology.

 
Dennis
Denver