[Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water

[Area31 Research Facility]

Ron,

I have concluded that were I to undertake the manufacture of my own hybrid 
EV it would indeed employ a small diesel engine.  I am talking the rather 
intensive and major modification of an existing used car.

A VW 1.6L turbo diesel is a prime engine candidate for my idea.

Rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Schroeder" <rjs at bnl.gov>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water


>
> Hi Rob,
>
> That study was quite flawed.  To start with they assumed that the Prius
> would last less than 100,000 miles and the Hummer would last 200,000 miles
> while actual repair history shows the Prius to be one of the most reliable
> vehicles and the Hummer to be one of the least.
>
> Because of the charge management, the hybrid batteries should last far
> longer than 5 years and they are made of less harmful materials than 
> regular
> car batteries.
>
> Now what we really need is a hybrid Diesel/electric.
>
> Ron Schroeder
> WD8CDH
>
>> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:24:17 -0400
>> From: "Area31 Research Facility" <stephensrw at stn.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water
>>
>> I read somewhere of a study that dtermined that a Hummer was less
>> impactful
>> on the environment (greener footprint over all) than a high tech hybrid
>> because the Hummer is low tech and simple to manufacture, the hybrid
>> involves much more energy intensive development and manufacturing
>> processes
>> because of exotic materials and processes.
>>
>> Rob
>
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