Wonder how old that pic is.....haven't seen that in years! Not sure what a real life hemi average is, but my ed with just over 1000 miles is at 24.9. That's per evic and by hand it's 24.97.......
Diesel vs Gasoline
In my quest to educate myself and make the best decision for my family, this is what I've come to understand. I'm no expert and this is not intended as a be all end all. I'm learning and I'm positive there are others as well. My hope is that this can become a tool to those who choose to venture to the 'dark side'.
One figured bandied about is 30%, as in Diesel can offer up to 30% gains in efficiency. If you compare the EcoDiesels 22 MPG combined figure with the HEMI's 17 MPG combined number we see a difference of 25.64%, the theory holds water. But WHY?
Well for one its the fuel itself, with 15% more energy density per gallon of diesel vs gasoline the fuel itself inherently carries more work potential.
Adding to the efficiencies are higher compression ratios, ostensibly the higher the compression ratio the more power is extracted from the fuel itself, which adds an extra punch of performance as well as maximizing efficiencies. Of course gains are not limited to simply the fuel itself.
Diesel engines themselves enjoy mechanical advantages over their gasoline propelled counterparts. Variable vane Turbo's are a major one, allowing the boost to modulate which in turn delivers torque in a more linear fashion than one big GOB. From what I understand diesels also lack a throttle plate which eliminate pumping loses gasoline cars suffer from.
As I said above, by no means is this a be all end all, but simply a jumping off point for discussion and education.
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yea people like to cite the higher diesel pump cost, do some cost per mile calcs and come back 
By all means, I hear you. This is why the EV movement is a compelte FARCE, especially in Cal. More than 50% of the electricity produced in Cal is coal or gas fired, so yea they took hydrocarbons out of the consumers hand and hid them behind a socket. But don't you worry we're saving the world.
Obama's war is a war on perception. Simplify things to a binary answer and watch opinion crumble, this is why we can't have a legitimate discussion about social rights or environmental issues. If you speak out against EV you're a Luddite and clearly hate the environment, if you speak out against encroaching social programs you're obviously an old white boy conservative.
Someone certainly created one beauty of a playbook.
FUQ...
To add to the farce, lets not forget strip mining mountain sides and digging large open pit mines to extract lithium and cobalt. Large amounts of energy is used in the extraction, refining processes. Then you have the Gallium, arsenic, and rare earth metals used in electronics to monitor all those cells and environmental pollution caused by its manufacturing. EVs surely gives a false sense of cleaning up the environment.By all means, I hear you. This is why the EV movement is a compelte FARCE, especially in Cal. More than 50% of the electricity produced in Cal is coal or gas fired, so yea they took hydrocarbons out of the consumers hand and hid them behind a socket. But don't you worry we're saving the world.
Obama's war is a war on perception. Simplify things to a binary answer and watch opinion crumble, this is why we can't have a legitimate discussion about social rights or environmental issues. If you speak out against EV you're a Luddite and clearly hate the environment, if you speak out against encroaching social programs you're obviously an old white boy conservative.
Someone certainly created one beauty of a playbook.
FUQ...
I dont think that this has to do with White Conservatism, it is because most majority of Americans today cannot think rationally, logically, and be critical. In fact, in regards to being critical, I find that most people cannot take criticism and get personally offended.
Dont get me wrong but, I do believe we have some sort of climate change going on. Our local weather today is different than it was in the 70's. But then again, there is climate change occurring on Mars! Sun Blamed for Warming of Earth and Other Worlds
Oh forsure, but thats what I mean by the binary nature of our culture now. Yes there is climate change happening but the discussion can never be fruitful because of black and white thinking. If you believe in global warming you're branded ultra liberal, if you speak out against the narrative you obviously don't care about the environment. There is absolutely no place for grey which holds with the destruction of logic and rationality. Its much easier to take up one of the two offered positions and be done with it.
A book called Propaganda: The Formation of Mens Attitudes by Jacques Ellul completely ruined the world for me
its a beautiful break down of the psychological measures needed to create this type of binary culture. I would recommend it to anyone, seriously!I was just using conservatism as an example of the black and white thinking. I dont think white conservatism or insular liberalism are exclusively the root of our issues, but I do believe that our issues are because in this country it can only be one or the other. Its the inability to cross pollinate and expand thinking that has run us into the ground. It all starts with a world class education system.
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