[DMCForum] Re: Hybrid question for Dr. Dave - Paging Dr. Dave...

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just wait till I finish changing the glowplugs, and convert it to 
run on veggie oil. :-)

Best thing about the Diesel wabbit is when someone tailgates you for 
going too slow, I just drop it down in third and belch out a thick 
black cloud of diesel till they back off.

Silent revenge :-) And damn is this car cheap to drive, not fast, 
but cheap.

Thanks Dave

-Joe







--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" 
<dave.stragand@xxxx> wrote:
> Exactly.  Good conservative thinking there, Joe!
> 
>  
> 
> -Dave
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Joe OBrien
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:00 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Hybrid question for Dr. Dave - Paging Dr.
> Dave...
> 
>  
> 
> $25,000+ Hybrid that gets 38-45 MPG.
> 
> VS.
> 
> My $1,000 Diesel Rabbit that almost gets 50 MPG.
> 
> Guess which one is saving money?
> 
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> 
> -Joe
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" 
<dave.stragand@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Nothing unique about the wiring of a lithium ion battery.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > The question would be about what they are trying to accomplish?  
If 
> they
> > think they would be saving money by charging the batteries at 
> home...
> > well... maybe a small amount, but it would be HUGELY outweighed 
by 
> the
> > cost of those batteries.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > It's about total cost, not total MPG.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > It amazes me that some folks are dropping everything and 
spending 
> over
> > sticker price to get a hybrid to "save money on gas".  These 
folks 
> don't
> > seem to realize that spending $25,000+ on a new car to save $500-
> $1000
> > is essentially spending MORE money.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > It's like the old environmental debate about pushing older cars 
off 
> the
> > road because they have higher percentages of emissions.  If 
looked 
> at
> > from a larger perspective, building a new car is much worse for 
the
> > environment.  To manufacture a new car creates on average 1000 
times
> > more pollutants and requires nearly 10,000 times more energy 
than 
> any
> > (already built) average car would consume in it's useful 
lifetime.  
> Many
> > people concerned about environmental issues seem to forget 
> the 'reuse'
> > in the 'Three R's'.   Reusing what you already have is often the 
> best
> > solution.  The larger picture is what counts.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > In the case of the lithium ion battery folks, I can bet they are
> > spending dollars to save pennies.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > -Dave
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 
> > From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On
> > Behalf Of cruznmd
> > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:22 AM
> > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [DMCForum] Hybrid question for Dr. Dave - Paging Dr. 
> Dave...
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Dave,
> > 
> > I recently read about hybrid hot-rodders who are installing 
small 
> > stacks of Li-ion batteries in their hybrids for extended mileage-
 
> > anywhere from 80 to 250. They plug 'em in at home to charge them 
> each 
> > day. When the spare batteries drain, the normal hybrid action 
kicks 
> in 
> > and mileage drops to the car's advertised rating.
> > 
> > Do you think you could figure out how to wire these batteries in 
if 
> > someone asked you to?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Rich A.
> > #5335
> > 
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