Leno’s Electric Focus: Green Car Challenge
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Take a look behind thе scenes wіth Jay Leno аnԁ pro rасе driver Justin Bell аѕ thеу preview thе Green Car Challenge debuting οn Thе Jay Leno Shοw
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evpsareallaroundus
24. Jan, 2010
Leno screwed Johnny, Dave ,Rosie, and now Conan. It would be very easy for Leno , to say no to the Tonight Show, but he will always be a lying back stabber
KKJK71
24. Jan, 2010
when can i buy one
lotuselanplus2s
24. Jan, 2010
Well come on FORD build the dam things,whe world is waiting,just go with lithium Ion batteries instead of lead acid.
lmw289
24. Jan, 2010
I’ve been watching The Jay Leno Show since it started, BUT(!) I STILL want to know what Jay’s best time is, since it is his track. Jay tried to make an attempt but Awnild blew him up! Does anybody know?
Elexceed
24. Jan, 2010
Nice Little EV… Wish Ford hurried up with this .. I only have a Mitsubeshi i-EV and that is ugly!
kostea13
24. Jan, 2010
SOLAR POWER + ELECTRIC CARS = FREEDOM
xoxohsmfan
24. Jan, 2010
this is just like top gear only its not contributing to global warming which doesn’t make it as fun.but at least the power comes from huge generators through transformers which aren’t 100% efficient.
freddytuber
24. Jan, 2010
I applaud the effort to promote electric cars, but Leno is boooring.
billdale1
24. Jan, 2010
DeuceSquadron: (cont’d 4): You want to assume all power comes from coal– far from it! None of our electricity comes from foreign oil as your gas guzzler does, oil that requires enormous energy to pump from the ground and ship here. Much of our power comes from hydro, wind, solar and other cleaner sources.
So much more to refute your tripe, but next time, check your facts- when you try to use ridiculous claims from oil cos. re: Range Rovers to make a point, you only show yourself to be a fool.
billdale1
24. Jan, 2010
DeuceSquadron: (cont’d 3) EVs get their “fuel” from highly efficient, silent power grids, not from huge, smelly, noisy tanker trucks that congest our freeways & require drivers, dispatchers, mechanics, support crews, and use lots of fuel all on theri own, effectively cutting in half the actual efficiency of your gas guzzler!
Many EV owners have solar panels on the roofs of their homes that they use to charge their cars, costing virtually nothing to drive.
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billdale1
24. Jan, 2010
Deuce Squadron: (cont’d 2) efficiencies of up to 96%– just 2 tiny bearings supporting the rotor spinning on its own center of gravity, & you can get by w/ a far simpler tranny or no tranny– no reverse needed, & no clutches wearing out at all times you’re idling in gear wasting gas. EVs don’t need to idle, don’t need mufflers, catalytic converters, air filters, oil filters, oil pumps, etc. all of which rob power– far simpler, far more efficient– EV mileage is over 100 mpg equiv. (cont’d 3)
billdale1
24. Jan, 2010
DeuceSquadron (cont 1) EVs such as the BMW Mini E have no moving parts other than the wheels themselves– no reciprocating pistons that lose enormous amounts of power with each stroke… hundreds of moving parts with enormous amounts of drag with hundreds of square inches of metal-to-metal contact– cams scraping, pumps pushing heavy fluids through galleries with enormous drag, valves popping, etc. ICEs only get about 12% efficiency from their fuel, whereas electric motors can get (cont’d 2)
billdale1
24. Jan, 2010
Deucesquadron: Your first-grade-level spelling, grammar & punctuation betrays your lack of education and willingness to use some discipline, & actually study something in depth to actually understand issues and recognize when someone’s giving you a snow job.
EVs are FAR more efficient and have much lower carbon footprints than even the thriftiest ICE cars, especially when you consider that most of the fuel used to push an ICE car becomes waste heat that you get no power from (cont’d 1)
billdale1
24. Jan, 2010
Acesquadron: it’s not the others that need to wise up! You’re the one who’s being duped! If someone trashes EVs, even if it defies logic, you wanna buy into it, when in fact. We are limited to only about 100 words on these comments so it’s nearly impossible to reply to your nonsense, but you have not done your homework– both your comment about EVs being dirtier than ICEs as well as the Range Rover tripe were started by those with an ax to grind, & both have been solidly refuted– google it!
stryfe420
24. Jan, 2010
It’s especially funny because Jay was on Top Gear earlier this year. Looks like he really liked the idea.
glennmarcify
24. Jan, 2010
It’s so silent that you would think it’s just wind passing by.Whew!
Acesquadron
24. Jan, 2010
See thats were your wrong. Where do you think you get the plastics, and the nickel for the special batteries, and the other metals, and how do you get the materials to england for battery building, then to china for the plastics, and then to japan for building, and finally to America. Well those same old boats that you where saying where bad. The internal combustion engine is still the greatest way to move, but people like you are giving up on it. Euro cars are manage to have good mpg…lol
Bonnerific
24. Jan, 2010
This is incredibly boring. Top gear has does this for years with editing, a real track, and *humor*. This is unoriginal and a total yawn.
superman7890
24. Jan, 2010
Gas stations are essentially mini grocery stores so the power they use is negligible.If we switch to electric power, the stations will sell electricity.Also keep in mind the oil that ships are carrying around the world go on to make many more products than just gasoline such as plastics, medicines, etc. Also, gasoline within the US is distributed via pipelines when traveling long distances. Personally, I would like to see more efficient diesel cars in the US.
malevolentgrace
24. Jan, 2010
It’s greener than a gas car. Most people don’t think about the fact that you have to power gas pups, stations, and etc with the same power it’s using. Oh did I mention the diesel driven semi-trucks who use power plants to pump their gas, so they can deliver yours? What about the boats that deliver petrol throughout the world? The amount of energy used just scooting gasoline around is astounding…so in my opinion it is a VERY VERY GREEN car.
sangolt88
24. Jan, 2010
The great thing about electric cars is the powerful torque that you have from a stand still. And the silence.
SuperSeena1
24. Jan, 2010
I understand your point. However, as this sort of power becomes more common, power plants can begin to generate power from green sources (like solar, water, even maybe wind). Progress may seem slow, but it’s better than not talking about green efforts.
Acesquadron
24. Jan, 2010
All I’m saying is that it’s not a green car. The electric that would power it would come from power plants, and coal burning….How is that green…I hate how stupid people will believe this is green, just because it’s marketed that way. For example the Prius which is marketed as a green car, was for found to be more destructive to the environment then a land rover discovery…lol…People need to wise up.
DrBongWater
24. Jan, 2010
All you need is a Hydrogen Powered stationary engine to keep the batteries charged. Hydrogen is generated from the electrolysis of water from the batteries.
FANADICALCOWHEAD
24. Jan, 2010
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