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No chance of becoming a law....
« on: June 22, 2007, 07:41:58 AM » |
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Increased requirement for fuel effeciency. (Aske you have made me a political cynic) http://www.nytimes.com/20...r=rssuserland&emc=rss |
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2007, 08:29:49 AM » |
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(Aske you have made me a political cynic)
step 1 : ✓ step 2 : initiating.... |
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2007, 04:58:13 PM » |
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Yeah - they'll capitulate just like they did on electric cars.
Still waiting for the plug-in hybrid - completely cooked and ready to build/sell for years now - but the damned manufacturers won't do it. I believe it would sell like crazy, so I'm struggling with a reason someone hasn't done it. Oil interests, anyone?
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MFAWG
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2007, 07:30:55 PM » |
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Plug ins didn't work in Cali, which all left wing propaganada aside was an utter and dismal failure.
How do I know? I worked on EV1's every day of every week for 2 years.
Market research shows that all bitching aside, the American car buying public won't change their buying habit's until somewhere around 4 bucks a gallon, and it has to be there consistently.
Down around 2.50 a gallon , gas is as cheap as it's ever been when adjusted for inflation.
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life. -- Teddy Roosevelt
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hobbit
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2007, 08:09:01 PM » |
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Plug ins didn't work in Cali, which all left wing propaganada aside was an utter and dismal failure.
How do I know? I worked on EV1's every day of every week for 2 years.
Market research shows that all bitching aside, the American car buying public won't change their buying habit's until somewhere around 4 bucks a gallon, and it has to be there consistently.
Down around 2.50 a gallon , gas is as cheap as it's ever been when adjusted for inflation.
Understood, and agree - but a plug-in hybrid solves the longer trip / fast re-fuel problem that plagued electric car sales. Run on electric when you can, gas when you need to. Granted, its not the be-all-end-all of alternative energy engines - but its one hell of a step in the right direction. |
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2007, 08:16:25 PM » |
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arizona : solar farm
rest of country : advanced fast breeder reactors
cali coast : algae h2 evolver farms
all major (yet feasible tech challenges)
bigger challenge: convincing joe moran to drive something electric charge hybrid 'smart' car esque in size/shape for 95% of his use. which could be fueled through any of the above
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MFAWG
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2007, 09:40:07 PM » |
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Plug ins didn't work in Cali, which all left wing propaganada aside was an utter and dismal failure.
How do I know? I worked on EV1's every day of every week for 2 years.
Market research shows that all bitching aside, the American car buying public won't change their buying habit's until somewhere around 4 bucks a gallon, and it has to be there consistently.
Down around 2.50 a gallon , gas is as cheap as it's ever been when adjusted for inflation.
Understood, and agree - but a plug-in hybrid solves the longer trip / fast re-fuel problem that plagued electric car sales. Run on electric when you can, gas when you need to. Granted, its not the be-all-end-all of alternative energy engines - but its one hell of a step in the right direction. This is one place where the free market really WILL come up with a solution, but like most market solutions it will be painful for a lot of people. Fortunately, it will be people who earned it the good old fashioned way, by ignoring the inevitable. The internal combustion engine will be around a long, long time is my guess, and what the car companies (who really have the most stake in this and really aren't 'In Bed' with The Awl Bidness) are planning for. I'd say clean diesel and bio diesel are really the wave of the future. The Evil Euro's are running as much as 75 pct diesel in some places. |
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life. -- Teddy Roosevelt
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2007, 09:40:48 PM » |
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PS, why do I sound like a spittle chinned conservative on this board half the time?
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life. -- Teddy Roosevelt
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hobbit
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2007, 09:45:55 PM » |
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PS, why do I sound like a spittle chinned conservative on this board half the time?
I dunno, but you're really confusing me  Hard for me to admit I agree with you on some points  |
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Re: No chance of becoming a law....
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2007, 02:09:38 PM » |
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The internal combustion engine will be around a long, long time is my guess,
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