I wonder, will Smart make the little SUV (Smart Urban Vehicle?) weigh in at 6,000 lbs to qualify for the tax write-off? ;)
Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Neoteric Biofuels Inc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:38 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: smartcar RE: name...Maybe SUV "Sport Utlity Vehicle" is a name that needs reclamation anyway...the ones out there now are neither sporty nor utilitarian. Edward Beggs On Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 07:51 PM, Brian wrote: > "Smart" does have plans to start marketing in the US in 2006. They > are designing an SUV for our market, and not planning to market the > fortwo here. Isn't Smart SUV an oxymoron? I'm thinking that the > name of the company says it all when it comes to why they're not > selling in the US. No market for such a product here. > > Brian > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thu, 6 May 2004 17:11:34 -0500, you wrote: >> >>> Murdoch, >>> >>>> Isn't this partly an issue of Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel not being >>>> commonly available here, yet, the way it is in Europe? If the > fuel >>>> appropriate to how they designed the engine were common, > wouldn't they >>>> be more inclined to sell the vehicle here? >>> >>> I'm not familiar with the fuel requirements of the Lupo. >>> >>> However, ULSD is only a few years away in the US, market wide. >>> >>> Todd Swearingen >> >> I think, by one measure, a few years is probably not that much > time. >> A refinery engineer, looking at the costs or difficulties, might > have >> a thing or two to tell us about this. >> >> But at the same time, I think this few years has been part of why > we >> haven't seen the advent of such cars as the LUPO or many other >> affordable promising mileage-oriented excellent New-Diesel- > Technology >> vehicles in the U.S. >> >> It could even be used as a pretext to prevent (for awhile) > admitting >> the Smart Car. Apparently, though, the diesel fuel in Canada won't >> take the engine out of warranty, so I don't know about that. >> >> As I mentioned, with respect to the Smart Car, I think we should >> anticipate that devilish pretexts will be used to delay or prevent >> admission of something as promising looking as the Smart Car. If > I'm >> wrong, then I will be the happiest about this. I am just erring on >> the side of assuming that "the opposition" (for want of a better > way >> to put a face to a name) will not discontinue operations because > we've >> finally found a promising alternative. > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. > Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
