Originally Posted by
goldenfuel
Cool Air NOT Kool Aid.
An L-29 military aircraft piloted by Carol Sugars and Douglas Rodante succeeded in completing the world’s first jet flight powered solely by 100% biodiesel fuel. Blown out?
Not terribly.
Given that the flight would have used less fuel if it had utilized diesel.
Originally Posted by
goldenfuel
Just a facts for everyone, hybrids have two discrete power systems, gasoline and electric. Either one can propel the vehicle, but they work together when more power is need for acceleration or hill climbing. The electric system operates most of the time, and the gasoline motor only runs when the batteries need recharging.
Why is it that diesel is eliminated from this consideration for the combustion engine?
Sure, I do recognize that there is plenty of ideology in the ruling class that diesel is "bad", thus, it is regulated out.
Originally Posted by
goldenfuel
Considering the foregoing, a word of conclusion may be drawn, that trucks, either light or heavy duty, is capable of performing on its high capacity than battery powered does.
At what expense to its function? Specifically, payload.
If the current battery structure of a diesel tractor trailer is 2100 pounds of power that can be replenished in a relatively short period of time at a diesel stop, that's taking up a small percentage of payload. What's weight of electrical battery is going to move an 80,000 total payload? Is that gonna take up 50% of the payload?