Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
guy keren writes: > actually, driving at 70-80kmh is usually MUCH MORE fuel-efficient then > driving at 110kmh, in most cars and under most road conditions... This may *still* be true for many cars on Israeli roads, but it should not be regarded as some law of nature or engineering, and it is no

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread guy keren
On 09/16/2013 10:28 AM, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: guy keren writes: actually, driving at 70-80kmh is usually MUCH MORE fuel-efficient then driving at 110kmh, in most cars and under most road conditions... This may *still* be true for many cars on Israeli roads, but it should not be regarded as

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
guy keren writes: > instead of going into theories - does your car have a fuel consumption > computer? Yes, it does, that's how I know that it is more efficient at higher speeds. I made a point to say that I never did systematic observations or statistical analyses, just watched the numbers occa

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread E.S. Rosenberg
2013/9/16 Oleg Goldshmidt : > guy keren writes: > >> instead of going into theories - does your car have a fuel consumption >> computer? > > Yes, it does, that's how I know that it is more efficient at higher > speeds. I made a point to say that I never did systematic observations > or statistical

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
"E.S. Rosenberg" writes: > European lawmakers when talking about pollution and efficiency > generally want to lower maximum speeds since it entails less pollution > and more fuel efficiency... Let's say, for the sake of the argument, that all cars in France are tuned to 100km/h as the most econo

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013, guy keren wrote about "Re: OT: Hybrid cars": > regarding the hybrid toyota yaris - i've no idea, as i don't know > anyone that owns this car. I had both a Toyota Prius and hybrid Yaris, and can share these numbers: I had a Chevrolet Cruze (a typical family-sized car) and was

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread Moish
Don't  forget to put into the equation the environmental saving and tree hugging fill-good. What I'm getting to is that the new type of cars should be priced on a national level (reducing buyer's tax) which is a political issue. Simple beans counting will not fav

Announce: OSv, a new open-source operating system for virtual machines

2013-09-16 Thread Nadav Har'El
Hi, today we've made the first release of OSv, a new operating system for running applications on virtual machines. OSv is free software, released under the BSD license, and you can find it in https://github.com/cloudius-systems/osv and http://www.osv.io. There is also a mailing list: osv-...@goog

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread guy keren
On 09/16/2013 11:21 AM, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: guy keren writes: instead of going into theories - does your car have a fuel consumption computer? Yes, it does, that's how I know that it is more efficient at higher speeds. I made a point to say that I never did systematic observations or stat

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread guy keren
since most cars are "good enough for me" - i went with the fuel saving and the "feel good" solution. i wouldn't have done that if i didn't get it for a very cheap price :0 "a car that fits your needs" - any car that has 4 wheels, gets from here to there, and doesn't break often - and has at

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
guy keren writes: > "watching the numbers occasionally" is not a proper experiment. you > need to reset the computer before you start the "drive under test", > and check the value after - and the length should be enough to even > out the fluctuations. I don't know what your car shows you. Mine d

Re: OT: Hybrid cars

2013-09-16 Thread guy keren
On 09/17/2013 09:07 AM, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: guy keren writes: "watching the numbers occasionally" is not a proper experiment. you need to reset the computer before you start the "drive under test", and check the value after - and the length should be enough to even out the fluctuations. I