> Zap wrote: > Yeah, but relying on the same old drivetrain and changing only the > fuel isn't going to help anything either.
If it ain't broke don't fix it! Also, how is an electric motor new? The only thing that's new is the battery and we don't need the automotive industry to push that envelope. I want to love electric power for cars, but it just doesn't make a bit of sense to me. Now, for boats - especially bluewater cruiser sailboats - there's all kinds of great uses of hybrid technology and solar: http://www.cata-lagoon.com/420_pres_uk.php This guy is just using cutting edge Gennies and electric motors: http://electrosail.com/ You can find the gensets, motors, and doo-dads here: http://www.ossapowerlite.com/ Course if you really want to kick some ass in a sailboat, then the only real way to go is Gunboat (check out the video): http://gunboat.com/gunboat_flash.html So there are plenty of people kicking some electric ass where it's got some real impact, but we need to use cars to drive a renewable energy solution - not dilute the need with palliatives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260515 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
