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Re: aptera 150 miles per charge

Submitted by athena on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 08:59.

Just had an "e" test on a 95 Dodge van

The curb idle test has limits of

200 ppm for HC, the van passed with a reading of 9.

and CO% of 1, van passed with a reading of 0.00

This is a vehicle that gets it's oil changed once a year whether it needs it or not, and has about 40,000km on an engine rebuilt at about 300,000.

The city of Ottawa has passed a bi-law to restrict idling, (which does not apply for city vehicles, police, etc.).    This bi-law is obviously  another do- nothing fix.

The city used to have a staff member that earned $100,000 a year to purchase diesel fuel (used in buses, trains, fire trucks) as futures.  He saved the city $500,000 a year because extra fuel purchased could be sold to other cities. 

He was let go because the city needed to save money.  

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aptera 150 miles per charge By: jstack6 (21 replies) Mon, 06/04/2007 - 12:26