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- From: weimer@spud.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Gary Weimer 726-3370)
- Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.170056.20192@pixel.kodak.com>
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- Organization: Eastman Kodak Co.; Rochester, NY
- References: <etc.> <1992Dec22.204130.18133@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> <1992Dec23.015933.24919@erg.sri.com> <51704@seismo.CSS.GOV> <1992Dec26.173449.15241@ke4zv.uucp> <drury-281292091239@esrfd.es.dupont.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 17:00:56 GMT
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- In article <drury-281292091239@esrfd.es.dupont.com>, drury@esvax.dunet.dupont.com (Robert F. Drury) writes:
- |> Stuff delete
- |> >
- |> > Any claim for a practical vehicle that gets over 50 MPG equivalent
- |> > over a 600 mile run, gas, electric, flywheel, whatever, should be
- |> > scrutinized with great care.
- |> >
- |> > Gary
- |>
- |> My 1992 Honda Civic VX has *averaged* 52.3 MPG over the past 30,000 miles.
- |> Since I drive over 40,000 miles per year, I require a practical car.
-
- My Chevy Sprint easily gets 50 MPG in the winter and can get 60 MPG in
- the summer. This is a 4 door car with enough room for a week-long trip
- out of state carring me, my wife, my 2 year old daughter, and our
- luggage + sleeping bags and christmas presents. Even while carrying all
- this, it had no problem maintaining 65 mph up and down hills and still
- got > 50 MPG.
-
- How much more "practical" of a car do you require?
-
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- Gary Weimer (weimer@pixel.kodak.com)
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