Comments on: LIFE Magazine August 1980 – Auto Manufacturing http://www.leanblog.org/2009/06/life-magazine-august-1980-auto/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruno http://www.leanblog.org/2009/06/life-magazine-august-1980-auto/#comment-5046 Bruno Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:24:58 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/06/life-magazine-august-1980-auto-manufacturing/#comment-5046 Totally right, <br />the enemy of high MPG is the the Weight: Noise insulation, ABS, crash equipment, air-con, electric windows, bigger batteries for all electric equipments, bigger electric consumption... In addition hybrid car are not lighter. 1 fuel engine + 1 electric engine + power electronic + batteries... Totally right,
the enemy of high MPG is the the Weight: Noise insulation, ABS, crash equipment, air-con, electric windows, bigger batteries for all electric equipments, bigger electric consumption… In addition hybrid car are not lighter. 1 fuel engine + 1 electric engine + power electronic + batteries…

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]]> By: Matt http://www.leanblog.org/2009/06/life-magazine-august-1980-auto/#comment-5040 Matt Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:03:53 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/06/life-magazine-august-1980-auto-manufacturing/#comment-5040 yeah, I don't really like the prius either.<br /><br />a major driver to the decrease of mpg over the years in japanese cars is crash protection. mpg is adversely affected by designing cars that stand up to crash testing. that old corolla would get destroyed (and the driver with it) in a head-on, but you could most likely walk away from a head-on in the Prius. <br /><br />plus, that corolla was way noisier to drive than the prius. sound insulation is heavy. yeah, I don't really like the prius either.

a major driver to the decrease of mpg over the years in japanese cars is crash protection. mpg is adversely affected by designing cars that stand up to crash testing. that old corolla would get destroyed (and the driver with it) in a head-on, but you could most likely walk away from a head-on in the Prius.

plus, that corolla was way noisier to drive than the prius. sound insulation is heavy.

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