Naughty secrets #1Posted by Rick on June 4th, 2005
1. I really want a hybrid car.
2. I really want a house run on hydro-electric power.
3. I’m not a liberal. Really.
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June 4th, 2005 at 2:09 pm
riiiiiiiight…
next, you’ll want to move to a blue state!
June 5th, 2005 at 7:22 pm
Hey… when are we going to get naughty thecretht part two??
June 6th, 2005 at 1:25 pm
I’m a little dubious about hybrid cars. Physics-wise, all the energy consumed by them is from gasoline, even when running on electric because the electricity is generated by power coming from gasoline. There are a few exceptions such as when the batteries are charged when going down a big hill, etc. The energy savings come from:
1. It is tiny and lightweight
2. It shuts off the gas engine at stops
I think an equally lightweight 4 cylinder gas car would get fairly close gas mileage wouldn’t it? And #2 just scares me – and Toyota this week has been facing charges about their hybrid’s gas engine not coming back on at certain speeds, etc.
Anyway, I just don’t think the energy savings are worth the extra costs, even with the tax rebate. Plus, you end up with a very small car.
All that said, I kind of want a hybrid too just because they are so cool and I love gadgets.
As for a hydroelectric house, I really like solar too.
June 7th, 2005 at 8:09 pm
Yeah, but the Prius gets 55-60 mph on the freeway.
June 8th, 2005 at 9:58 am
The actual tested fuel efficiency of the Prius does not live up the advertising. The diesel VW Golf outperformed the Prius and the Golf could even run on biodiesel. If the Golf does not have the desired visibly “green” icon status, you may want to consider the Honda Insight.
June 8th, 2005 at 4:00 pm
Those hybrids are cool in theory, but I think they need a lot more work. A fireman I know won’t go near one in a wreck b/c of the combination of gasoline and electricity. Something else to think about….
June 8th, 2005 at 7:27 pm
Yeah VW diesels are the way to go. Way less complicated and still incredible milage…they’re just kinda small is all.
June 9th, 2005 at 4:03 am
Ick. Diesel.
The truth is that Toyota et al seem to have quite intentionally limited the potential of these cars, which is why people are getting them kitted up for proper plugin. (And no, not all electric power is at all dependent upon gasoline.) These cars should easily get in the neighbourhood of 100 mpg.
That said, I wouldn’t spring at this point.
June 9th, 2005 at 9:19 am
But biodiesel is quite sweet smelling.:-)
Tim makes the good point that the Prius today could get ~100 mpg (Honda Insight, even more) if it had the option for overnight plug-in charging. In my part of the world, in which electricity is generated via aging TVA coal-fired plants, this would result in more overall pollutants than what comes out of the tailpipe of the Prius.
June 9th, 2005 at 1:03 pm
When you gotta park in the city, small cars are awesome. I wonder if used hybrids will be on the market by the time we get our next car?
Living in a blue state is fun, btw.
June 9th, 2005 at 7:07 pm
They definitely need a lot of fine-tuning. And the “facts” about them are different depending on which special interest group is testing them. And they’ll definitely be better in the future…and cheaper…and used…but how long do you really want to wait?
June 10th, 2005 at 9:23 am
Well, now that we are going to be a two kid family, I’ve got my sights set on a minivan for our next auto purchase… a hybrid is so not practical considering we live three miles from where Mike works and will do all of our travelling in the bigger car.
June 11th, 2005 at 10:21 am
Minivans are ok, but don’t forget the venerable tradition of the family station wagon!