Calling all clean cars.Letter writers Kathleen Stroh and Lawrence Rhodes (Advice and Dissent, March/April 2005) are right on. Sometimes it seems like just a few of us are out there trying to bring Americans to their senses about hybrids, and auto travel in general. Hybrids are just a stop-gap solution. They use plenty of gasoline and, for the most part, don't emphasize electric propulsion Electric propulsion is a form of spacecraft propulsion used in outer space. This type of rocket engines utilize electric energy to obtain thrust, unlike the "normal" rocket engines that use chemical energy. enough--though some can operate in electric-only mode for short periods. Two studies I know of suggest you would have to drive almost 150,000 miles before you'd make up the price difference between a similar non-hybrid. The discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: GM EV-1 electric car could go up to 200 miles on a charge with the latest nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Other zero-emission electrics like the Tango tango Spirited dance; also a South American ballroom dance. It evolved in the dance halls and, perhaps, the brothels of poorer districts of Buenos Aires, Arg., possibly influenced by the Cuban habanera. It was made popular in the U.S. , chargeable by solar or wind, are out there if you look. The European Smart Car will be privately imported soon, and some will be converted to electric. Even in gas mode, it gets upward of more than; above. See also: Upward 70 miles per gallon Noun 1. miles per gallon - the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of . Some 20 percent of our vehicle stock could use biodiesel fuel, which is much cleaner and more efficient than petroleum diesel. Public transportation---especially in inner cities--should be encouraged, but Americans are not going to get out of their cars. Let's just make them smaller, safer and more energy efficient. William L. Seavey Author of Power Your Car WITHOUT Gasoline!! www.PowerFromSun.com |
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