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AS a matter of fact, I like the 53mph limit of the motor as well (as opposed to the 62mph US model) as the motor is 'energy hungry' in high speeds...
Thanks, I love it. PPI launched in Israel a month ago I am the 6TH owner they told me, and the first user who is living in an apartment building!...
I like EV City mode, it helps me catching-up with traffic without the fear of starting the ICE. Example: merging into main street traffic in the...
Your calculation lacks the resale value of the two cars, a bit unknown but must be taken into account IMO. In Israel, a car is loosing 36-38% of...
I generally agree with your post. I do think offset issue should be a big deal, variations among states are still substantial.
Your clean electricity source is interconnected to your local grid, I suppose, if you are using less of it then your neighbor will use more. If...
Your personal feeling good is well understood. However, I assume your your electricity is not isolated from your local grid. So, on a national...
Agree. Before throwing mud, one must realize that - as mentioned in the study- it is difficult to get accurate data from batteries and cars...
The OP did not claim to get 500 MPGe. He said that usually on this commute (with ICE starting) he is getting 500 MPG which is just miles driven...
Impressive! What speed on the highway?
The LCAWorks report takes 200 kgCO2/kWh as a median of several studies. This study takes for the Leaf 218 kgCO2/kWh. Not far away...certainly...
Reading the text (page 30 of pdf) it seems they have not given a 1.26 penalty to the volt battery (or any other vehicle they though having LiFePO4...
Well, they did not ignore - see first paragraph in page 23 (27 of PDF).
Agree to this.
Ranking cars by their Carbon footprint is IMO the point of this study If someone did not realize the necessity of cleaning the grid until reading...
A nice addition would have been extrapolating to the future: What will be the top 5 cars in each state in, say, 2015 (within the cars on the...
The report is very informative and in-line with other studies on the subject of global warming. To me, it reaffirms my perception that the PPI is...
Can I understand from the above that letting the electric motor do all the acceleration and the full power is less efficient? By your signature...
The end product is a midsized family car that is: The most efficient PHEV in the market today. The cleanest and greenest PHEV in the market...
Everything has a tradeoff - no free lunch. If you look at the max system power you see it is far less than the sum of its components which means...
