Ken
It reads from that post that you aren’t comparing like with like. But if you
take your Prius as being only a little heavier because of its batteries, you
might argue that it would sit lower and cause less drag, but that still doesn’t
allow a heavier vehicle, driven in similar fashion, to use less energy than a
lighter one that is similar in every other way.
Again, I accept that the Prius might be a good compromise, but it would
doubtless be more economical if it could use a lighter battery pack of the same
output.
And it looks better than the Mirai, although neither is a picture :-)
Chris
> On 30 Jul 15, at 19:57, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Although I’m prepared to accept that the Prius is a good compromise (and
>> your previous posts have tempted me to look for a used model), your
>> assertion sounds like a recipe for perpetual motion. A heavier vehicle
>> driven in the same fashion as a lighter one will always use more energy.
>
> No, not at all. I'm not talking about perpetual motion. However, when
> you factor in a direct apples-to-apples weight comparison, the
> hybrids, like the Prius, are only about a net 100 pounds heavier.
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