> Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because we should be embracing any technologies serve to move us > towards the goals of reduced dependency on fossil fuels AND reduced > pollution. >
Agreed, but I'm not convinced that hybrids do that. They use slightly less gas, but then we could build a petrol engine that does all of that and more. Extrapolate out - no gas, all electric? That doesn't work. Any MME could design a petrol engine that would kill a hybrid in both emissions and MPG, but nobody wants to do it because it still runs on gasoline! (Hydrogen is where all of the sexiness is) My concern is that hybrid technology is a red herring that fools people into thinking something's happening when, in fact, it isn't. Put another way, if we're committed to getting rid of fossil fuels I bet there are many better ways to do it. Someone needs to throw $10M into a technology prize to look for innovations. They could maybe also sponsor promising technologies for development. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155754 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
