-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/01/07 14:38, Steve Lamb wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> #3) Locomotives are *not* /hybrids/. > > Er... wha? Diesel engine which powers the electric engine. Hybrid car is > a gas engine powering an electric one. Are you saying the difference in fuel > is what makes a loco non-hybrid?
You forgot the batteries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_electric_hybrid_vehicle#Locomotives Diesel-electric locomotives may not always be considered hybrids, not having energy storage on board, unless they are fed with electricity via a collector for short distances (for example, in tunnels with emission limits), in which case they are better classified as dual-mode vehicles. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF50NNS9HxQb37XmcRAkrfAJ9m+p4AMFv7YZOSuAVyvzaEV+yzOwCg0EXj bozTcj1BTAqHbo1IonQaZfg= =/2Rh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
