On Oct 22, 3:33?pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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Some decisions aren't made for entirely financial reasons. We chose
the car we did because performance was much improved over the standard
V6 model *and* it's nice once in a while to make a decision that shows
a little bit of mercy on the environment. If we wanted to make a
totally smart financial decision, we would have purchased a brand new,
tiny, Sally Rand Toyonda, kept it for 15 years, and driven it 200-300k
miles

I think it's interesting that GM is introducing similar technology on
vehicles suitable for light duty towing.

Electric motors by virtue of their design have tremendous torque ... much
more than a gas or diesel engine of the same horsepower.

Diesel/Electric is the answer, my friend!

Eisboch

The exceptional torque of those electric motors, in conjunction with
the normal "oomph" of the V6, is what produces the excellent
acceleration in my wife's hybrid. People look at me like I'm crazy,
and pretty frequenty- but no more often than when I compare the
acceleration of the hybrid to that of a medium size V8. You have to
drive one to appreciate the difference.