Breaking 100mpg | I Am Bored

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Kaagan Male, 18-29, Eastern US 1331 Posts	Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:10:19 AM hybrid? there are small diesels that get 120mpg

Angilion Male, 40-49, Europe 9677 Posts	Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:49:51 PM EVs, plug-in hybrids and range-extending hybrids are great on paper, but the tech just isn't there yet. Maybe in 10 years, but not right now. There`s a prototype EV Mercedes knocking about. It`s comparable on paper with existing ICE Mercedes - a roomy, comfortable sports saloon - but accelerates harder at low speeds. They intend to put it into production. Great, just the job, right? The battery is 7 feet long and 3 feet wide, and that`s state of the art, no expense spared. Talking of expense - they`re not. It`s not going to be cheap, that`s for sure. And you`ll get maybe 200 miles from it as long as you drive carefully. Which makes the acceleration irrelevant. Put your foot down and you`ll be out of juice very quickly. Or how about the Jaguar C-X75 hybrid? A brilliant idea, with mental amounts of power. 800hp, 1200ft-lbs torque and that`s without using the 2 turbines for motive power. Just the other 4 engines. And it can`t be built.

Angilion Male, 40-49, Europe 9677 Posts	Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:38:08 PM So...say I've got a plug-in hybrid with an ICE that does 40mpg, a little electric motor good for up to 50mph and a battery that holds enough charge for 50 miles (if you don`t go over 50mph). Day 1-5: Drive 10 miles to work, 10 miles back. All urban, don`t go over 50mph, so all on the electric. Recharge overnight (won`t take long for relatively little charge). Day 6: Stuff to do in town, shopping and suchlike. 30 miles, all urban, all under 50mph, all on electric. Day 7: Go somewhere else, doing 40 miles on the electric motor and 80 miles on the ICE. So...I`ve used 2 gallons and travelled 250 miles. That`s 125mpg! Except that it isn`t really. But if that describes how you use a car, a plug-in hybrid does make sense. Or it would, if it wasn`t for the fact that they`re expensive to buy, expensive to run (battery replacement costs) and are only cheaper because of vast differences in taxation that only exist while EVs are very ra

Corpsecrank Male, 30-39, Eastern US 873 Posts	Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:53:53 PM Anything that only uses fuel part time is bound to get insane mpg but it's like bragging about how lazy you are at something. We are not impressed. When a full time fuel car can do the same I will be officially impressed by it. But using electric as a crutch to gain a good mpg is not impressive by any means. I still will not buy ford anything. The mustang I owned made me never want another ford car and it is supposed to be their flagship in the car lineup. I have had great experiences with both chevy and plymouth cars and would buy either again in the future.

Fatninja01 Male, 18-29, Australia 23998 Posts	Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:46:13 AM wow... now all they need to do is get rid of those stinkin batteries and then it will be awesome

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