... This is another outstanding example of how there are VERY different interests in here! You refer to as the [desireable] gadget factor of the Prius, and you...
There's a couple of enterprising guys up in Brockville, Ontario, (just due north of Platsburg, NY) where the chill of Autumn is already in the air, and soon it...
just drove 200 miles averaging 63mpg, driving around 60 mph following diesel rigs. Was getting over 70 mpg until I hit the mountains and had to go up 3,000...
David - nice work. What were you driving? _____ From: highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com [mailto:highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David...
2007 Prius. Not too bad for not being a "hypermiler" ... From: Paul Schwiesow <pschwiesow@...> Subject: RE: [highefficiencyvehicles] Re: Lots of Folks with...
Not bad at all! _____ From: highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com [mailto:highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Spurlock Sent: Wednesday,...
... following diesel rigs. Was getting over 70 mpg until I hit the mountains and had to go up 3,000 feet to cross the pass. ... Interesting. I get my best MPG...
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan - Chrysler LLC said Tuesday it will put an electric car on sale in North America in 2010, revealing that despite missing out on the buzz...
The TTC is going back to buying diesel buses because the batteries on its newer hybrid diesel-electric models are proving too "hit and miss" (according to the...
... on ... the ... Orion ... Mississauga ... That looks like bad design of epic proportions. Lead Acid batteries are dead easy to look after - I had one set of...
Seems like a lot of big-name car companies are jumping into the EV market in the next couple of years. One of the latest to announce they are serious is Nissan...
EV & Hybrid News including The $5,000 Prius: Too Good to Be True? <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> Panasonic eyes Sanyo;...
EV and Hybrid News including Toyota Prius tops German Eco rankings <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> Toyota launches...
EV News including Fiat unveils a plug-in beach buggy <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> 2008 LA Auto Show: Top 7 Hybrids ...
He's been pulled over by the cops 9 times in three months, and one woman near Vernon actually got so scared she ran away at the sight of the car, but Marcelo...
... don't ... Sponsorship for solar cars has always been a bit hard to get, even the World Championship struggles to find a name sponsor. There isn't much room...
There is an excellent article in Newsweek (27 Sept and online, see note 1) about the race to set up new (volume) factories to be able to produce the new high...
EV News including 150MPG ExtremeHybrid: The Real Deal <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> 150MPG ExtremeHybrid: The Real...
EV News including Dodge charges up the EV prototype <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> Dodge charges up the EV prototype ...
EV News including the first successfull Electric Plane <http://electricandhybridcars.com/index.php/pages/electriccarnews.html> A Silent Electric Plane Next...
... Hyperbole lives! Check out Sunseeker (1994 or earlier). Electric powered, flew across the USA. Boy is journalism easy these days. Are the rest of your...
Hi everyone,  Has anyone bought and installed the new PULSTAR plugs on his/her car? Or have you heard of any first hand testimonial from anyone who has...
well you know you can build the same thing... all it is, is a spark gap... your choice of plug wires can have more of an effect then the plug IMHO... but a...
Hi Timothy, Thanks for your response. Are you very positively sure that, all it is to gain such a claimed spark power, is a bare spark gap? If it is, could...
Just theoretically speaking, without seeing any observed or claimed results, I'd be a little skeptical on the spark plug claims. Seems to me that you either...
If you have multiple flame fronts, they will collide, the sound you would hear would be an audible "knock" inside the engine. Same thing happens when you have...
Aha--thanks. this makes sense.So what's with "hot" and "cold" plugs? And does a hotter or bigger spark do anything to speed combustion? Or are the "magic...
This should give a pretty good explanation. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Reading_spark_plugs_for_racing I myself run a bit hotter plug, although I tend to...