Re: Dark Side of Hybrid Vehicles

dold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> FanJet <FanJet27@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> What you're forgetting, typical for this thread, is that the Insight
>> is not rated at 60/71 USMPG while doing 10.6 second 0-60 times.
>
> Certainly you don't think that the Smart is getting 51mpg during the
> run?
>
> Why would you point out that the Insight doesn't get EPA rated mileage
> during an acceleration run unless it differs from the Smart car?
>
> Given that the Insight doesn't get good mileage during a 0-60 run, do
> you think it is better than the Smart during a 0-60 run, with the
> Smart taking twice as long for the run?

Not after the first run or two which is about all you get before a battery
recharge is required. Always ignored is the fact that hybrid efficiency
drops dramatically with ambient temperature - another problem the Smart42
and plain old gasoline ICE cars don't have. This particular problem is
mitigated by warming the batteries in the same way the passenger compartment
is warmed. If it's cold outside, you can plan on hybrid ICEs running all the
time - even in city driving. Same thing happens with the batteries get too
warm except then they use A/C which, again, requires the ICE.




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