To: janetjanet998
a series hybrid plug in vehicle with a C30 under the hood as an electric range extender. Be very, very careful in figuring out MPG ratings on plug-in hybrids. You have to make sure that the battery charge is the same at the beginning and end, or else you are discharging the battery without counting it in the total mileage rating.
5 posted on
06/12/2009 8:39:26 AM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Chrysler and GM are what Marx meant by the means of production.)
To: KarlInOhio; All
"Be very, very careful in figuring out MPG ratings on plug-in hybrids. You have to make sure that the battery charge is the same at the beginning and end, or else you are discharging the battery without counting it in the total mileage rating."
14 posted on
06/12/2009 8:45:37 AM PDT by
musicman
(Until I see a REAL C.O.L.B. BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: KarlInOhio
So now they can burn more coal to get the electricity to power the vehicles, right?
87 posted on
06/12/2009 10:40:50 AM PDT by
AmericanVictory
(Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
To: KarlInOhio
Not to mention the energy expense of the ‘main’ from which charging is accomplished. Energy ain’t free.
104 posted on
06/12/2009 11:46:58 AM PDT by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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