On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:54:34 +0100, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:


p.s. And Hybrids really aren't in the equation .. 2 mile electric
range and IC powered after that shrug.

Only if you go on long runs. The average town journey has the motor
assisting a lot of the time.

sigh

And the electric motor gets it's power from (and if you say the
batteries what happens after the two miles)?

No, the ONLY advantage of a Hybrid (over a straight IC car) is that
it can make use of regenerative breaking and only then presumably when
the batteries aren't already fully charged?

Many similar sized cars can do the same mpg (with less complexity) so
nothing gained there either.

All the best ..

T i m