Energy

[Cy Shuster]

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Joe, you make a good point: plug-in electric vehicles are powered (most =
places) by coal -- burning in the power plants that provide the =
electricity.  So they don't prevent pollution, they just shift its =
location.

The Prius, however, is not a plug-in; the electricity comes from =
charging by the gas engine, and (best of all) from regenerative braking. =
 When you "engine brake" with an electric engine, it *generates* =
electricity.  You get a range of 300 - 400 miles as a result, about =
double that of the plug-in cars.  The performance is downright snappy, =
too!

I was on the waiting list for a Prius until I realized that (a) it only =
gets about 41 mpg in the real world (not 60), and (b) it only has 4" of =
ground clearance, which would kill us here in rural WV.  See =
http://prius.com. =20

Practically any new technology needs to be backward-compatible for wide =
acceptance: DVD players also play CDs, FM radios also play AM (by law), =
etc.  I think this is a great concept, avoiding the huge startup cost =
(and hazards) of installing chargers all across the country. =20

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joe Garrett=20
  To: pianotech=20
  Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 5:33 PM
  Subject: Re: Energy


  Sussssan said: "1993 Toyota Corolla wagon, 31 mpg, and kinda wishing I =
had a plug-in
  Prius instead."

  TSK! TSK! Susan! 31 mpg is "wasting" fuel IMO. The technology has been =
around way longer than your 93! My 85 190D gets at least 40mpg. And, on =
a recent trip to Bend it got 49! As for the "Prius", that's a damned =
JOKE, they don't get as good a mileage as you get. AND they are selling =
at ridiculous prices! AND, where do you think the electricity comes =
from? From all those Dams that are killing our Native Species Fish! =
Solar/Electric is the only answer. Save the oil for lubing the wheels =
and action parts!<G>
  Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
  Captain, Tool Police
  Squares R I
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