Well if the worst comes to the worst I expect I shall have to replace the
engine of my series with a more efficient generator and then figure out how
to replace the gearbox with an electic motor supplying power to the diffs,
notwithstaning a few batteries here and there.
--
Larry
Series 3 Rust and Holes
"Ian Rawlings" <news06@tarcus.org.uk> wrote in message
news:slrneks34k.dbs.news06@desktop.tarcus.org.uk...
> On 2006-11-05, Simon Isaacs <crgreobebhtu4k4@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Who says hybrid cars are better for the environment....
>
> Yeah, not impressed with them either, but then they are comparing the
> initial batch of overly-complex hybrids with a simple car that's made
> from bits of other cars. According to the author of the report;
>
> "It would be totally different in three years. The hybrids will look
> significantly better. The new hybrids they are developing now the new
> ones that I've seen, Prius III and Prius IV are so much more
> simplified. They'll do what the current versions do, but with far less
> complexity, lighter motors, more recyclable parts, and longer lasting
> components. The current Prius, for all intents and purposes, will be
> the Model T."
>
> The basic observation though was that the more complex a car is, the
> more environmentally expensive it is from cradle to grave. Roll on
> the Defender!
>
> --
> Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!