I don't.

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I don't.

TB — 9/18/2007 3:42:52 PM (archived)

Diesel locomotives operate on exactly the same principle, and they work a LOT harder than a truck. I haven't done any numbers, but I suspect it's just a matter of sizing electric motors, batteries, and the fuel-burning charging motor. In locomotives, that charging motor is BIG.

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New GM hybrid. REAL hybrid, that is. - TB - 9/18/2007 3:32:03 AM
- Nanotechnology Batteries - Eric - 9/19/2007 11:15:59 PM
- But you said if it appears in Popular Mechanics its already dead - New Age Vapors - 9/18/2007 6:25:57 PM
  - re: It's if "it" appears on the cover it's dead... - Chris Vancil - 9/18/2007 10:19:10 PM
- I like it. I like it a lot. - Buck Galaxy - 9/18/2007 6:08:28 AM
  - re: I like it. I like it a lot. - TB - 9/18/2007 3:55:03 PM
  - Doubt it would be robust enough. - Lee - 9/18/2007 11:04:00 AM
    - I don't. - TB - 9/18/2007 3:42:52 PM
      - Exactly - Lee - 9/18/2007 8:55:58 PM
        
        Gotta look at weight pulled to engine size ratio... - TAFKASE - 9/19/2007 4:02:33 PM
    - Forget cars... - New Age Vapors - 9/18/2007 12:28:38 PM
      - No... Vaccum tunnels. - TAFKASE - 9/19/2007 4:05:22 PM

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