Re: [Phys-l] Hybrid mileage

["Rauber, Joel" <Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

I agree, and if the option had been available last March when I purchased the car I would've gone that route.  Ideally I would do more walking; but there are family factors regarding kids and other personal issues that make that more difficult.  Before marriage and kids I always walked to work; even in the -15 F weather.


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South Dakota State University
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of chuck britton
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:27 AM
> To: Forum for Physics Educators
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Hybrid mileage
>
> This kind of use is what calls for the 'plug-in' variety of 'hybrid'
> that depends on battery and only uses the gasoline to extend it's
> range.
>
> Chevy Volt?
> and a Chinese offering in the offing??
>
>
> At 7:13 AM -0600 1/6/10, Rauber, Joel wrote:
> > My prius mileage is not close to advertised and drops substantially
> > in the winter.  I think it is mostly due to what Rick mentions
> > below.  I only have less than a half mile commute to work; so a lot
> > of my miles are never out of the initial engine warming up stages at
> > high revs.
> >
> >
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> > Joel Rauber, Ph.D
> > Professor and Head of Physics
> > Department of Physics
> > South Dakota State University
> > Brookings, SD 57007
> > Joel.Rauber@sdstate.edu
> > 605.688.5428 (w)
> > 605.688.5878 (fax)
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