AlanB
Elite Member
Gosh, I want to play, and not even sure what side of the argument I am on 
Both kind of.
One side of the argument is basicly saying that I cannot make something with the electricity without it costing me more then it is making.
That "cost" would be proportionally higher fuel consumption when I was generating the electricity to do the seperation.
So here is the off the wall question.
Do we loose MPG when we run electric devices?
So instead of on the back of Wal-mart Trucks where it says, Lights are on for Safety, will we have trucks running down the road with bumper stickers that say "lights are off to save energy"?
I would think, and would love to see real #s I could believe developed over a long period of time and removing the "human" element from the test that there is some basis for further research, I believe that the Alternator is probably generating energy a bit more efficiently then the gas engine is and that is where the savings can be found.
I also think that so many of the "tests" etc. that you see the people swearing by their 10% or whatever increase could largely be attributed to driving habits or awareness that they are striving to maximize fuel mileage.
Interesting debate though.
Both kind of.
One side of the argument is basicly saying that I cannot make something with the electricity without it costing me more then it is making.
That "cost" would be proportionally higher fuel consumption when I was generating the electricity to do the seperation.
So here is the off the wall question.
Do we loose MPG when we run electric devices?
So instead of on the back of Wal-mart Trucks where it says, Lights are on for Safety, will we have trucks running down the road with bumper stickers that say "lights are off to save energy"?
I would think, and would love to see real #s I could believe developed over a long period of time and removing the "human" element from the test that there is some basis for further research, I believe that the Alternator is probably generating energy a bit more efficiently then the gas engine is and that is where the savings can be found.
I also think that so many of the "tests" etc. that you see the people swearing by their 10% or whatever increase could largely be attributed to driving habits or awareness that they are striving to maximize fuel mileage.
Interesting debate though.
