Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, it was some years ago so I do not remember the details - but the point was that fuel consumption is the most important factor. All the best! Raimo K Ken Iisaka wrote: > Interesting. > > Does the study include energy used during construction, or does it > taken into account of the refining of raw materials, whether recycled > or mined? > > > On 3/11/08, Raimo K <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi> wrote: > >> According to a study by Volkswagen, IIRC about 80 % of the energy used >> by a car during its lifetime is from the fuel. Manufacturing takes about >> 15 % and 5 % goes to making the fuel. >> So it pays making cars more fuel efficient. >> All the best! Raimo >> >> >> >> Lottermoser George wrote: >> > I believe that some of these studies take into account the entire life >> > of the vehicle, as Doug mentioned, from smelting the metals to >> > disposal of the heap at the end of its usefulness. Which, from an >> > environmental point of view - certainly makes sense. if we truly cared >> > about the environmental impact of our lives and our stuff - we'd get >> > very serious about how to keep our tools (and vehicles) running and >> > performing for a life time or two. Was a time when a tradesman's tools >> > wore out about the time the tradesman wore out. My grandfather was a >> > cabinet maker. His auger and crank drill were about done when he died >> > (he didn't own a power tool). All of his planes are still quite >> useable. >> > >> > Fond regards, >> > George >> > george@imagist.com >> > www.imagist.com >> > http://www.imagist.com/blog >> > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mar 11, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >> > >> >> On 3/11/08, simon jessurun <simon.apekop@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I read a study that a H1 is actually less of a burden on the >> >>> environment >> >>> then a prius because of the batterypack. >> >> >> >> >> >> Does that really make sense to you Simon? Think about it. >> >> >> >> Toyota Prius II Battery Pack uses 38 prismatic NiMH modules. Each >> >> module consists of six 1.2 V cells connected in series. The module >> >> has a nominal voltage of 7.2 V, capacity of 6.5 Ah, weighs 1.04 kg, >> >> and has dimensions of 19.6mm(W) x 106mm(H) x 275mm(L). >> >> >> >> Lab data says it can go 290,000km without degradation. >> >> >> >> Read this: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/fingerlakespermaculture@lists.mutualaid.org/msg00223.html >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > >