Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/21

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Subject: [Leica] A First (very OT)
From: mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura)
Date: Thu Apr 21 21:11:49 2005
References: <BE8D72C6.4BE2F%joseph@yao.com> <004c01c54687$d68273d0$1ae76c18@ted> <p06210216be8d94811fff@10.4.1.193> <4cfa589b05042110541eaa822b@mail.gmail.com> <p06210218be8daf4e67fb@10.4.1.193><4cfa589b0504211613df6dcef@mail.gmail.co m> <42687747.8050506@axionet.com>
 
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>>I see that some folks are finding ways to plug in their hybrids (as
>>can be done in Europe) so they get over 100 mpg.
>>
>This only makes sense if you do a lot of short trips. I've heard the 
>total energy storage of the Prius' battery is equivalent to only 1/2 
>pint of gasoline.

They are doing this by replacing the stock NiMH batteries with a 
battery of Pb ... batteries? :-)  They can go several miles without 
relying on the gas engine. More info here:

http://www.hybridcars.com/plugin-hybrids.html

-- 
Karen Nakamura
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/
In reply to: Message from joseph at yao.com (Joseph Yao) ([Leica] A First)
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