[geeks] What is Microsoft planing with this?

[Yuri K]

Hello Kurt,

Sunday, December 15, 2002, 2:57:45 (UTC), you wrote:

KH> Interestingly, more power typically increases fuel economy...

        Yup.

        "The more you call, the more you save" (c) AT&T

>From the point of thermodynamics:
There is no fundamental difference between Diesel and Otto cycles,
both have the same deficiencies as compared to Carnot cycle.  The
Diesel cycle is more efficient on a relative basis, the main gain is
in economics and fire safety (tank crews anybody?).  There is
big difference in resource sustainability and economics.  And there is
also this difference between gov requirements and tax policies in Europe
and US.  Hence the decades worth of lagging in Diesel technology and fuel
implementations in US compared to W-Europe.

City Diesels:
They tried Diesel Rabbits in US.  Even a vegetarian redneck wouldn't
buy it.  And those tiny Diesels easily go for 1M km. Daihatsu did not
even try Diesel here, those are also very utilitarian vehicles.  So,
no real competition produces a predictable crap that is easily masked
by the size, weight, torque and other attributes pertinent to heavy
duty production activities.


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Best regards,
 Yuri 

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