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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:02 PM Original message |
What's so great about a hybrid gas/battery car? |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. nothing |
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yorgatron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. you expect people to hoist a sail out the sunroof? |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I expect people to start running cross country |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because the aerodynamics would go to crap |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 09:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
64. The wind-device could be behind the radiator or |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. When you decelerate or brake, you're creating energy |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. "creating energy" |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The actual statement was: |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. getting steamed |
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DjTj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You're getting the energy from gravity |
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Poor Richard Lex (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Trading Potential Energy for Kinetic Energy |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 11:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
68. energy cannot be created, nor destroyed |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Okay, "availing oneself of otherwise wasted energy" |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I should have said something like "harnessing otherwise wasted energy". |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. however |
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ChicagoBlue (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. 50.3 here! |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 11:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Horrible stop-and-start freeway driving gives the best mileage |
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laheina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 12:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Hi ChicagoBlue ! |
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idiosyncratic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 01:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Welcome to DU ChicagoBlue. I want a hybrid too! |
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Ms_Mary (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #26 |
67. I'd love one, but I can't afford it and I own my current one. |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. What tax deduction did you get for your hybrid? |
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Debbi801 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. I'm hankering for either a hybrid Escape or Highlander... |
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kostya (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
47. Sold my SUV and got a Prius back in '02 |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 09:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
63. Hi ChicagoBlue!! |
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Debbi801 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
36. Plus, I know with our 2004 Prius... |
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Fescue4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. "creating energy" |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. Only A GOP Accountant Could Get The Energy Balance In The Black |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I don't think I can top that. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Who said it was in the black? |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 12:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. What In The Hell Are You Talking About? |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 06:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. Chill out yourself |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:29 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Whatever Elvis |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well, 52 MPG in summer is nice, and 45 in winter's not too bad either |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
21. Wouldn't there be no net gain of fuel efficiency? |
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Ironpost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
22. With all due respect there is no such thing as a free ride |
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InvisibleBallots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
23. lol! good one! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. Deleted message |
B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. I'm surprised that we're not driving solar powered flying cars. |
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MsAnthropy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm still waiting for the magical hydrogen cars that Bush promised us. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. Energy loss due to drag would exceed the energy gained from the turbine |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Interesting study by TxDOT |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 06:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. Thank you for mentioning that study |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Animal travel is not "pollution free" |
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Royal Observer (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. This whole thread is silly |
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idiosyncratic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. It shouldn't be about recouping the extra investment. |
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Royal Observer (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. I still say |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. Didn't you ever see "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 11:44 AM Response to Reply #31 |
66. You'd recoup that extra cost at about 85000 miles |
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Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. I take it physics isn't your strong suit. |
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Zenaholic (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
33. Energy cannot be created (or destroyed)... |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. I agree about the mileage. I have a VW Golf TDI that gets 55mpg |
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kostya (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. But how do you deal with the price of diesel? |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Diesel fuel here is about the same price as premium gasoline, and as long |
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kostya (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You have an OR avatar. Last time I looked out the car window |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. It's about the same as premium here on the coast. Maybe 2 cents more. |
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prof_science (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. Hoo boy. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. The laws of Thermodynamics |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Thermodynamics is just a theory. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 06:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Hey! That's a great idea! |
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BeeBee (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. I don't want to get into a scientific argument... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
44. 48 Miles Per Gallon |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
49. You are joking, right? |
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Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:37 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. It's worse than that, I think. The way I read the original post what he |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Yes, it's stupid beyond belief. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 06:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I third the vote for complete idiocy |
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Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Oh yeah, right, he used to use "thermodynamic" as his user name here. |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
59. Let's power one with bullshit! Your "idea" could fuel a large fleet. |
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Wonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 07:10 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. kick, for comedic value |
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HuskiesHowls (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
65. Nikola Tesla worked on an electric car......... |
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