Posted by News on January 15, 2010, 3:08 am
dr_jeff wrote:
> News wrote:
>> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>>
>>>>> You mean the kinetic energy that was created by the burning of
>>>>> gasoline?
>>>>> THAT kinetic energy?
>>>> Yes, the very kinetic energy the hybrid Prius can capture, store and
>>>> reuse.
>>>
>>> Right. Energy created by gasoline.
>>>
>>> ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of
>>> energy is put into the system.
>>
>>
>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy....
>
> Gasoline's and oil's energy comes from the sun (although it takes like
> 60,000,000 years to get it).
So, get on it!
Posted by Al Falfa on January 15, 2010, 3:15 am
> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>
>>>> You mean the kinetic energy that was created by the burning of
>>>> gasoline?
>>>> THAT kinetic energy?
>>> Yes, the very kinetic energy the hybrid Prius can capture, store and
>>> reuse.
>>
>> Right. Energy created by gasoline.
>>
>> ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of
>> energy is put into the system.
> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy....
Well, that and a nice tailwind.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on January 15, 2010, 10:54 am
> > ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of
> > energy is put into the system.
>
>
> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy....
On the new one, yes.
So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar
roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline.
No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose.
Posted by News on January 15, 2010, 1:48 pm
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of
>>> energy is put into the system.
>>
>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy....
>
> On the new one, yes.
>
> So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar
> roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline.
> No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose.
There ya go...
Posted by Chas Gill on January 15, 2010, 2:33 pm
>> > ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of
>> > energy is put into the system.
>>
>>
>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy....
> On the new one, yes.
> So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar
> roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline.
> No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose.
I shouldn't be too hasty about this if I were you. As I understand it the
solar roof thingy does nothing but run an air circulation fan to help a
little bit in reducing cabin temperature when the sun shines and the car's
parked. I don't think any of this energy is used to charge any battery, so
it cannot be used to motivate, but I stand to be corrected.
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>> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>>
>>>>> You mean the kinetic energy that was created by the burning of
>>>>> gasoline?
>>>>> THAT kinetic energy?
>>>> Yes, the very kinetic energy the hybrid Prius can capture, store and
>>>> reuse.
>>>
>>> Right. Energy created by gasoline.
>>>
>>> ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of
>>> energy is put into the system.
>>
>>
>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy....
>
> Gasoline's and oil's energy comes from the sun (although it takes like
> 60,000,000 years to get it).