Re: [iPad] Electric and Hybrid Car vs. pure Gas cars: pros, cons and $$$

 

Yep - it takes voice commands.   They even make one that will parallel park for you!


Patti

On Jun 21, 2013, at 6:05 PM, Alice <whiterabbit32@gmail.com> wrote:

 

Can you talk to your car? I have a 2004 Mini Cooper S. when we bought it in 04, 30 in town, 35 on the freeway was good. It's not so good anymore.  We haven't had any problems with it except our clutch cable went out but we were still under extended warranty and that covered it.  

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On Jun 21, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@charter.net> wrote:

 

Did someone say they had a ford fusion? We bought one a few months ago and regularly get 40mpg with it. Hubby got 47 the other day. That was calculated on fill up, not the car's computer.

And it's very comfortable and has all kinds of glorious electronic goodies!!

Patti

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On Jun 21, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com> wrote:

>> Like Pete suggested, smaller cars in NZ overall, maybe? Also I wonder if you have less 'gunk' in your gasoline than we have mandated for ours? Do you have ethanol added to your gas? I wonder what the general low end octane rating is of NZ gas. Ours is 87 except in certain states at high altitude where it is only 85 octane.
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> The energy content, and hence mpg, of pure gasoline (no ethanol added) is the same for all octane ratings. The higher octanes are designed, and only needed, to prevent "knock", or pre-ignition.
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> E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline) has about 3-4% less energy per gallon, and will slightly lower your mpg.
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