Posted by Al Falfa on January 6, 2010, 2:13 am
>> > That the Prius has a system to capture SOME of the kinetic energy
>> > available from braking, and expend it later, is irrelevant. The energy
>> > it recaptures came from the gasoline itself, and it doesn't come near
>> > to
>> > recapturing all the energy that the gasoline went INTO the system with.
>>
>> Trust me when I tell you I understand your reasoning but it's the ability
>> to
>> capture and store energy that sets the Prius apart from the conventional
>> car
>> and regardless of the source, wind, braking or coasting, the Prius has
>> the
>> ability to run on that energy in it's stored electric state.
> That the Prius happens to use electricity and batteries as the method to
> store recaptured energy, doesn't make it an electric car.
> And yet, stupid people who want SO hard to believe they have an electric
> car, think otherwise. They're ignorant, of course.
You have a habit of denigrating others. By doing so, you denigrate
yourself. Grow up.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on January 6, 2010, 3:47 am
> > That the Prius happens to use electricity and batteries as the method to
> > store recaptured energy, doesn't make it an electric car.
> >
> > And yet, stupid people who want SO hard to believe they have an electric
> > car, think otherwise. They're ignorant, of course.
>
> You have a habit of denigrating others. By doing so, you denigrate
> yourself. Grow up.
Sorry if you don't like hearing reality.
Posted by Al Falfa on January 6, 2010, 4:36 am
>> > That the Prius happens to use electricity and batteries as the method
>> > to
>> > store recaptured energy, doesn't make it an electric car.
>> >
>> > And yet, stupid people who want SO hard to believe they have an
>> > electric
>> > car, think otherwise. They're ignorant, of course.
>>
>> You have a habit of denigrating others. By doing so, you denigrate
>> yourself. Grow up.
> Sorry if you don't like hearing reality.
Why do you behave like this? Didn't your mother teach you manners?
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on January 6, 2010, 11:16 am
> >> > And yet, stupid people who want SO hard to believe they have an
> >> > electric
> >> > car, think otherwise. They're ignorant, of course.
> >>
> >> You have a habit of denigrating others. By doing so, you denigrate
> >> yourself. Grow up.
> >
> > Sorry if you don't like hearing reality.
>
> Why do you behave like this? Didn't your mother teach you manners?
Yes.
She also made sure I understand it when I see utter stupidity, like when
Prius fanbois insist they have an electric car.
Posted by Al Falfa on January 6, 2010, 2:39 pm
>> >> > And yet, stupid people who want SO hard to believe they have an
>> >> > electric
>> >> > car, think otherwise. They're ignorant, of course.
>> >>
>> >> You have a habit of denigrating others. By doing so, you denigrate
>> >> yourself. Grow up.
>> >
>> > Sorry if you don't like hearing reality.
>>
>> Why do you behave like this? Didn't your mother teach you manners?
> Yes.
> She also made sure I understand it when I see utter stupidity, like when
> Prius fanbois insist they have an electric car.
Apparently she failed to explain kinetic energy to you. Oh well, mothers
can't be all things to all kids.
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>> > available from braking, and expend it later, is irrelevant. The energy
>> > it recaptures came from the gasoline itself, and it doesn't come near
>> > to
>> > recapturing all the energy that the gasoline went INTO the system with.
>>
>> Trust me when I tell you I understand your reasoning but it's the ability
>> to
>> capture and store energy that sets the Prius apart from the conventional
>> car
>> and regardless of the source, wind, braking or coasting, the Prius has
>> the
>> ability to run on that energy in it's stored electric state.
> That the Prius happens to use electricity and batteries as the method to
> store recaptured energy, doesn't make it an electric car.
> And yet, stupid people who want SO hard to believe they have an electric
> car, think otherwise. They're ignorant, of course.