Unwanted Complexity

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> hls wrote:
>> "C. E. White" wrote in message
>>
>>> Persoanally I don't like leather, but my Father liked the slippery stuff.
>>> It made it easier to get in and out of the car/truck.
>> I dont like leather either, Ed. It cracks, the surface wears down, and it
>> just
>> looks ratty as the car ages, IMO.
>
> Oil it every six months and it won't crack. It'll wear, but it will look
> natural when it does so.
>
> It's a maintenance headache, but frankly if you've got an MG, it's the least
> bothersome of them.
> --scott

My MGB seats suffered rainwater damage whether the top was
up or stowed.

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On Jun 8, 12:13 pm, dsi1 wrote:
> On 6/7/2011 2:36 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
> > dsi1  wrote:
>
> >> Hybrids seem to be the worst option of all if you value simplicity.
> >> Maybe you could have an steam powered heater installed too.
>
> > Not really.  The hybrid DOES have an electric system and a gasoline system,
> > but both can be built pretty stripped down.  It's a little gas engine that
> > runs at constant RPM.  It's a little battery.  It's a charge controller.
>
> You can simplify a hybrid by using the gas engine to only generate
> electricity and not drive the wheels. However, most hybrids are not
> built this way. The simplest car possible would probably be an electric
> one with a single motor directly connected to a differential driving the
> rear wheels.
>

eMobile is close.
http://mobilyo.ru/

the question is will it ever get exported anywhere once the
manufacturer
gets the initial 140,000 pre orders for domestic market handled.
Concept is one thing, implementation and dealing with the fallout from
field testing is quite another.

Things will sort themself out in a few years.
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On 6/20/2011 4:51 AM, AD wrote:
> On Jun 8, 12:13 pm, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 6/7/2011 2:36 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>
>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>> Hybrids seem to be the worst option of all if you value simplicity.
>>>> Maybe you could have an steam powered heater installed too.
>>
>>> Not really. The hybrid DOES have an electric system and a gasoline system,
>>> but both can be built pretty stripped down. It's a little gas engine that
>>> runs at constant RPM. It's a little battery. It's a charge controller.
>>
>> You can simplify a hybrid by using the gas engine to only generate
>> electricity and not drive the wheels. However, most hybrids are not
>> built this way. The simplest car possible would probably be an electric
>> one with a single motor directly connected to a differential driving the
>> rear wheels.
>>
>
> eMobile is close.
> http://mobilyo.ru/
>
> the question is will it ever get exported anywhere once the
> manufacturer
> gets the initial 140,000 pre orders for domestic market handled.
> Concept is one thing, implementation and dealing with the fallout from
> field testing is quite another.
>
> Things will sort themself out in a few years.

My Russki is kinda rusty but that looks like a hydrogen-fuel cell
vehicle. The build looks cheap in a scary way. OTOH, I could dig a
primitively honest car like a Meyers Manx.
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