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Posted by Foobar on February 6, 2008, 11:44 am
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> Jeff wrote:
> > Mr. G wrote:
> >> These vehicles aren't fantasy pipe-dreams. =A0There are already a numbe=
r
> >> of companies and individuals who will convert a Prius to Plug-in Hybrid=
> >> Electric (PHEV), and Toyota is currently road testing a production
> >> version.
>
> >> The MPG claims are not as straight-forward as with other cars, because
> >> actual mileage will differ drastically based on driving habits. =A0If
> >> someone did a daily commute within the electric-only range, then they'd=
> >> never use gas, and the MPG would be infinite.
>
> > Yet, the electricity that they use requires the burning of fossil fuels,=
> > unless it came fromrenewableresources, like solar power.
>
> > So effectively, the lower gas mileage does a lot to make people feel
> > good, but doesn't really reduce greenhouse gases.
>
> > Does the zero gas mileage take into account the amount of fossil fuels
> > needed to make the batteries, not to mention the tires, engine and rest
> > of the car?
>
> MPG is worthless in this context. =A0How about miles per *carbon credit*?
>
> And as for "infinity," what about a car which uses the energy it gains
> from going downhill, or downwind, to take water and carbon dioxide out
> of the atmosphere and make gasoline out of them? =A0Its MPG would hop from=
> positive infinity to negative infinity, and then go up with increasing
> efficiency!
>
> (And of course, the heavier and less streamlined the car, the better!)
>
> --
> Marshall Price of Miami
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>And as for "infinity," what about a car which uses the energy it gains
>from going downhill, or downwind, to take water and carbon dioxide out
>>of the atmosphere and make gasoline out of them? Its MPG would hop from
>positive infinity to negative infinity, and then go up with increasing
>efficiency!
Funny.
I propose a car that plugs into the driver/passenger adipose tissue
and makes fuel from that.
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