Re: NEW Vehilcles Can run on Gasoline and Water!

Yup, it takes about 250hp to do 155mph and about 1000 to do 255mph

Hootowl wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:20:39 -0700, "Earle Horton"
> <earleh_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Bill,
>>
>> It's not a hybrid.  AC doesn't hurt the mileage that much.  The big
penalty 
>> is from going over 60.
> 
> Right.  Doubling the speed of anything requires the exertion of four
> times as much power (a direct square relation****p, IOW).  Due to their
> gearing, cars have traditionally gotten their best mileage at 35mph.
> It doesn't fall off too badly up to about 55mph, but above that, it
> starts dropping FAST.
> 
> Dan
> 
>>  Nevada State Patrol caught my youngest kid doing 127 
>> mph in it once.  It wasn't getting 45 mpg right at that instant, I am
sure 
>> of that.
>>
>> Earle
>>
>