From: News on 15 Jan 2010 08:48 Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > In article <7YydnckVFpTkStLWnZ2dnUVZ_ixi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net>, > News <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote: > >>> ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of >>> energy is put into the system. >> >> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy.... > > On the new one, yes. > > So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar > roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline. > No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose. There ya go...
From: Leo Siefert on 15 Jan 2010 09:26 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote: >ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. Wrong. A rear-end collision will directly impart kinetic energy to a Prius (which could be recaptured by braking). As would a meteor strike or a nearby car bomb detonation, an earthquake or any number of other usually unplanned events. You could even charge the traction battery by having someone push the car while gently applying the brake with the HSD engaged. Of course I agree that all the talk about wind and hills is simply due to a widespread misunderstanding of basic physics - unless the hill grows underneath the car as it sits still or the wind is hurricane force and directly from the rear. Other than that wind merely increases or decreases the aerodynamic drag (as does the design of any vehicle). - Leo
From: Chas Gill on 15 Jan 2010 09:33 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message news:elmop-320122.05540415012010(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <7YydnckVFpTkStLWnZ2dnUVZ_ixi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net>, > News <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote: > >> > ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of >> > energy is put into the system. >> >> >> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy.... > > On the new one, yes. > > So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar > roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline. > No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose. I shouldn't be too hasty about this if I were you. As I understand it the solar roof thingy does nothing but run an air circulation fan to help a little bit in reducing cabin temperature when the sun shines and the car's parked. I don't think any of this energy is used to charge any battery, so it cannot be used to motivate, but I stand to be corrected.
From: News on 15 Jan 2010 09:57 Chas Gill wrote: > > "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message > news:elmop-320122.05540415012010(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> In article <7YydnckVFpTkStLWnZ2dnUVZ_ixi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net>, >> News <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote: >> >>> > ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of >>> > energy is put into the system. >>> >>> >>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy.... >> >> On the new one, yes. >> >> So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar >> roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline. >> No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose. > > I shouldn't be too hasty about this if I were you. As I understand it > the solar roof thingy does nothing but run an air circulation fan to > help a little bit in reducing cabin temperature when the sun shines and > the car's parked. I don't think any of this energy is used to charge > any battery, so it cannot be used to motivate, but I stand to be corrected. > That's what he said.
From: Tegger on 15 Jan 2010 21:39
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop- 40076B.16015815012010(a)news.eternal-september.org: > In article <m2u0l5l5vnssui0irusscl1vui9upkge31(a)4ax.com>, > Leo Siefert <me(a)my.com> wrote: > >> >ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. >> >> Wrong. A rear-end collision will directly impart kinetic energy to a >> Prius (which could be recaptured by braking). > > And the hand of God could come down from the sky and push it along, too. > > What other ridiculous examples could you come up with? His examples are not ridiculous. They are at the very heart of environmentalistic thought, and are quite practical, besides. I myself have personally witnessed a meteor strike a Prius being pushed by a person who was then killed by a nearby car bomb detonation AND an earthquake, all at once. Talk about coincidences... By the way, the word "environmentalistic" contains seven robust syllables (I counted) and is as long as a freight train, which excuses me from any further interrogation on this matter. -- Tegger |