Austin Shackles typed:
> On or around Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:57:19 +0100, "Rich B"
> <richard.brookmanNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> In the interests of fairness (which I am not inclined to do for the
>> Pious, but I'll try), a friend has one and gets 53 mpg average in
>> normal commuting driving. For a medium-sized saloon car, that isn't
>> bad going, although it's hardly going to save the planet. In
>> real-world conditions, I doubt if the M3 could come close to that.
>
> yeah, but a modern mid-sized diesel could easily do that and not have
> the same issues with batteries and zinc, or was it nickel?
Something like a diesel Corsa will easily better that, but it's a much
smaller and lighter car.
> something like the BMW 530D say...
Austin jests, I feel. About 35 with a light right foot.
> or a mundano. Not sure those aren't both "bigger" cars than the
> pious.
My Mundaneo will make around 42-43 mpg in commuting conditions, easily
beaten by "real-world" figures from the Pious, but not too bad. On a
flat-out run round a track like they tried on TG, I would guess not too
far
below 30, way better than the 17-odd they recorded for the Toymota. It
will
give me 30+ mpg towing a caravan at 70. It is a size up from the Pious,
too. Like I said, it's horses for courses.
> The Pious is a load of eco-wank, IMHO. Costs a fortune to build and
> in the real world it's hardly any better on economy than the more
> normal cometition.
Agreed. If I were going to be totally fair, I would say it was
considerably
more economical (by about 15-20% over an equivalent saloon car), but the
overall effect on the environment is totally unclear, due to the battery
issues you mention. But a saviour of the planet it certainly ain't,
however
many Hollywood stars buy one.
> they'll pursue hydrogen which is
> basically a non-farter instead.
Typo corrected.
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Rich B
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