"Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile
flatulence wrote in message ...
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Todays fat soft tyres and larger than needed engines (makes for more
frictional losses at lower power) are very much against the economy.

Under about 55mph the CD makes very little odds.

Leccy cars will score because they can be optimised for whatever driving
speed you choose, efficiency wise. They use nothing apart from cooling
fans when stationary, and instantaneous fuel consumption is as simple to
display as a ammeter in the dashboard

If they decide not to fit vast tyres etc.
And of course you don't need too
much heating or cooling which comes
nearly free on an IC engine.

Richard, it comes free? Nothing is free. Tut, tut.