"dennis@home" wrote in message
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On Jul 4, 12:54 am, Matt wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...oring/2007/06/...

Laugh? I split my epicyclic ring.

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Not that stupid dust to dust report. Of course if you include R&D
costs of new technology it is going to cost more. The point is that it
will eventually lower.

It doesn't include research and engineering but it does include
manufacturing which is relevant /if/ you want to lower CO2.


Accusing Prius drivers of being smug yet it's dicks like this
journalist and his ilk that seem so obsessed with the likes of Prius
drivers. Is it masturbatory material for them?

Buying a car that uses more fuel is not saving CO2.
If you like the car fine.. but don't claim you (as in Prius drivers) are
helping the environment when it is obviously untrue.

That is tripe. Kerbside emissions are lethal. Pollution in cities has to
be reduced drasically as more lungs are exposed. The Prius engine is off
when standing still at lights or crawling in traffic (well most of the time,
as it may come in occassionally to re-charge). Brake regen assists greatly
too.

The Prius in town traffic is a very clean car indeed.

The same is true for electric cars and hydrogen powered cars.. they don't
actually help to reduce CO2 only the pollution on the road.

They do. They reduce it where it matters - next to people an their lungs.
Once production is up and running the overall CO2 of these vehicles will
drop like a stone. Saying there is no alternative and we must keep going on
with antiquated crap like diesel engines in cars, is just downright
ignorant.

In a normal vehicle, 75% of the energy in the fuel tank is wasted.