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Forum: London Transport April 13th 04, 01:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 844
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Ian Johnston wrote:
In short: using a small petrol engine to charge the batteries of a
hybrid car is just...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 04, 10:40 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Charlie Peace charlie@??invalid??.??? wrote:
*"I am " is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. *

Have you swallowed a...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 04, 10:34 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
Being that I expect my car engine to do that.

You expect to drive one car to over 300,000 miles? Then you...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 04, 09:10 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Martin Underwood wrote:
Also, I notice that over here, very few diesel-engined cars have
automatic...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 04, 09:06 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
Now if they're so wonderful why are there so few in such a car loving
nation?

Will, you are...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 04, 09:03 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
D.P.Round wrote:
Petrol engines are cheap to make which is why they are used in cars.

That's just bollox.

Everything...
Forum: London Transport April 6th 04, 09:01 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Charlie Peace charlie@??invalid??.??? wrote:
BHP is the product of torque and rpm. An ideal engine might have the
peak torque and...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 10:07 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
As you says

"you pays your money an you take
your choosy". Diesels compression ignition have the...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 10:04 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
I find a lot of people equate engine power with bhp and don't take
torque into account, hence a PP who was...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 07:06 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
Whilst both are true, electricity has to be generated somewhere and
that's where the losses occur. ...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 07:01 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Martin Underwood wrote:
I'm comparing two engines with the same rated power and almost identical
capacities....
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 05:00 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Martin Underwood wrote:
Why should the compression of a petrol engine vary with throttle
position? Surely...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 04:43 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
Showing just how inefficient a petrol engine is.

Perhaps you'd better set about a more efficient...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 04:41 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Martin Underwood wrote:

I've always wondered: is it the fact that diesel engines use compression
ignition or...
Forum: London Transport April 3rd 04, 12:17 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Clive wrote:
There are hidden factors, an ICE engine produces heat that is used to
keep the passenger compartment...
Forum: London Transport April 2nd 04, 09:10 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
D.P.Round wrote:
Why no NiMH? No Cadmium and a higher energy density again. Currently
based on AA size (which may not be...
Forum: London Transport April 2nd 04, 09:06 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
D.P.Round wrote:
80% of my annual milage is done in stop-start slow driving with total
journey length of around 20...
Forum: London Transport April 2nd 04, 09:02 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,048
Posted By Dave Plowman
Electric or Hybrid Card or something car, suggestions?

In article ,
Sales! wrote:

snip
Either way, battery powered vehicles are an expensive dead end for all
but the...
Forum: London Transport September 15th 03, 12:43 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,892
Posted By Dave Plowman
Enfield to Putney - which route?

In article ,
AstraVanMan wrote:
Also, are all of the roads you've mentioned speed hump free?? That's one
big PITA I...
Forum: London Transport September 14th 03, 08:58 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,892
Posted By Dave Plowman
Enfield to Putney - which route?

In article ,
AstraVanMan wrote:
But when I went that way the other day I wanted to turn right onto
Westbridge Road...
Forum: London Transport September 13th 03, 11:07 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,892
Posted By Dave Plowman
Enfield to Putney - which route?

In article ,
AstraVanMan wrote:
Not completely sure of traffic flows around Docklands on a Saturday,
but can't...
Forum: London Transport September 12th 03, 11:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,892
Posted By Dave Plowman
Enfield to Putney - which route?

In article ,
Robin Mayes wrote:
It can be pretty dire. Avoid all day Saturday as the tailbacks going into
Leytonstone...
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