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Originally Posted by IamBatman
now now, no need to get all emotional here. We're here to discuss facts.
nice links, but emissions does not equal to efficiency. Try again.
on your excel spreadsheet. I don't care how good your math is, your initial assumption is flawed. Are you comparing the development cost of a novel low volume powertrain (and 2 generations of transmissions) to a purchased mass market powertrain? seriously?
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Your argument keeps changing. You said 'much cleaner' and I showed you it necessarily wasn't. You didn't show how it was more efficient for that matter. Where are the 'facts' you mention? I am not going to find them for you. I've cited
Seriously seriously. The initial assumption is what is the current reality - period. And you do realize that you just admitted that the technology is not commerically/economically viable at this time, don't you? (You also said it's 'novel'.) You can't equalize the playing field by denying what is the reality. If you'd like, I can show you how long the break-even is on a Prius vs, say, a Honda Fit.
At this juncture, I'd doubt it's worth it, though.