You lose the legitimacy of the argument when you need to use disparaging words about the people of opposite persuasion. .Keep to the facts They are OUT there if you try hard enough to find them. Its submersed in deliberate confusion and Lies by those who benefit from the status Quo. continuing to make them money. Nev
A lot of that stuff is recyclable. You could never have enough trees to absorb the CO2 from the atmosphere that we unleash at the rate we do. IC engines are around 30% efficient. Electric is above 90%. and IS regenerative when slowing down or going down hills. Transmission losses would be less also and when not needed that energy making them and the IC . engine is non existent. Nev
You can select out of the engine stop function. I've not heard of starter motor problems. I presume they are designed for the life they do.. The motor starts instantly. Quicker than your foot can get from the brake pedal to the accelerator. .It's for cities in Europe . Not the Adelaide hills. Nev
BMW 's steer and drive great. What a car turns into depends on who services it after abut 5 years. I used to get BMW (motorbike for my spouses SCARVER" PARTS from Chattanooga. USA. I think mid 70s two door coupes would be very collectable actually.. Since the "deal" Abbot did re the bullet proof parliamentary cars I've not been too inclined to like BMW Australia and let them know at the time. Not that doing that would make a lot of difference. BMW built a lot of good aero engines. . Nev
Bavarian Motor Werken.( Great name for a car). NSU was called Officer's POX (Non Specific Urethritis) and Motosacoche means "engine in a satchel.". Nev
IF the water is really cold it might slow him down a lot. Crocodiles have to sun them selves in the Morning on a high bank to get going, but they keep their mouths wide open to stop the brain overheating TRUE. Nev
Those vehicles are old now and increasingly . If they are commercial and do more miles they would be beyond economical operation and reliability demands. Get the sulphur out of diesel that's the Main thing. EGR reduces fuel efficiency but cuts NOx emissions. Which do you prioritize? Maybe DPF can be added? You won't get a full sized van down to 6 L/100 kms. The best petrol engines are diesel equal as far as fuel economy goes.. Perhaps the exhaust heat could be better utilised? Nev