 Calif HOV lane
> It is odd that the Battery Electric Vehicles (electric cars) are allowed
> in the HOV no matter how inefficient they are and no matter what power
> source is used to charge the battery pack.
Dunno about the inefficiency argument. You'd need to argue it with the
railroads as they also use almost the same technology (diesel engine runs
generators to drive electric motors for the wheels). All said, less fuel
consumption per mile is an efficiency gain, imo, leaving out the price of
the car in the equation.
Only one I ponder is the Outlander, or whatever the damn SUV Toyota makes
that I cannot remember, is a good example >:o( . The higher price of
"that" hybrid is questionable for the minimal mpg gain on the sticker
(almost 1-2mpg freeway and maybe 6-8 mpg in the city). Dealer salesman was
disappointed with the numbers as well and all had hoped it would be higher.
That one isn't enough for me, and I think the idea was to push the
horsepower at a slight edge in mpg (very slight).
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