To: Capt. Tom
“What is the relationship of Miles Per Gallon and batterys? - tom”
When the batteries do not hold as much charge the gas engine has to run more.
Hydbrids are dumb. A direct-injected turbo-Diesel gets 45-50mpg when you buy it and it still gets 45-50mpg 10 years later.
4 posted on
01/08/2012 1:20:00 PM PST by
43north
(BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED)
To: 43north
Hell, my brother’s old gasoline-only Civic got better than 30 MPG.
To: 43north
"When the batteries do not hold as much charge the gas engine has to run more"How many miles PER GALLON OF BATTERY is that, again?
LOL
7 posted on
01/08/2012 1:23:50 PM PST by
traditional1
(Free speech for me.....not for thee)
To: 43north
Hydbrids are dumb. A direct-injected turbo-Diesel gets 45-50mpg when you buy it and it still gets 45-50mpg 10 years later.
Yeah, bought a used 2002 VW Jetta Diesel for my 50 mile commute to work and average 52 miles/gal.
8 posted on
01/08/2012 1:30:17 PM PST by
Kozak
("It's not an Election it's a Restraining Order" .....PJ O'Rourke)
To: 43north
Hydbrids are dumb. A direct-injected turbo-Diesel gets 45-50mpg when you buy it and it still gets 45-50mpg 10 years later.Something I've long wondered about was why nobody has used the diesel locomotive paradyme, where an auto would have a smaller diesel motor than would be required for the car, which actually supplies power to an electric motor, which drives the car.
Mark
31 posted on
01/08/2012 2:49:32 PM PST by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: 43north
Hydbrids are dumb. A direct-injected turbo-Diesel gets 45-50mpg when you buy it and it still gets 45-50mpg 10 years later. Would it cost several thousand dollars to replace the fuel tank during that time?
51 posted on
01/08/2012 6:56:49 PM PST by
Oztrich Boy
(Whatever happened to that Amy Summerland sailing chick?)
To: 43north
A direct-injected turbo-Diesel gets 45-50mpg when you buy it and it still gets 45-50mpg 10 years later.
***
Who makes one other than Volkswagen?
57 posted on
01/08/2012 8:11:15 PM PST by
ROTB
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