[Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water

[Terry Briggs]

the advantage of a diesel-electric hybrid, thats an easy one, you can 
use a much less powerful diesel engine and still have the torque of an 
engine 3 times the size of what you are using and still get great 
mileage {comparatively}. It's being used now for that very reason
On Sep 16, 2007, at 1:55 AM, James Hansen wrote:

> How bout this Rob?
>
> http://evolution.loremo.com/
>
> Proven mileage of 2litres/100km
>
> I have bad automotive wood for this car.
>
> Ron S, in a diesel elecric hybrid, would not the returns be too small 
> to
> justify the added costs?
> A diesel can be VERY efficient, but wouldn't the electrical losses add
> up faster than the mechanical losses in a straight mechanical drive
> diesel?   I know there is a net benefit in a gasser, mostly because the
> gasser is inherently shitty in terms of efficiency to start with.
> -james
>
>
> Area31 Research Facility wrote:
>> Yes, how about it!  The big dinosaur automakers in north america 
>> won`t allow
>> the government to bless the import of really high fuel efficiency 
>> vehicles.
>> It makes them look bad and would kill their sales.
>>
>> Would I buy a small diesel car that got over 100 MPG?  You betcha!
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
>> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water
>>
>>
>>
>>>  How about a simple Lupo or Polo TDI?  Better mileage than a
>>> hybrid and no complexity.  (other than CPU control.)
>>
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