Hi All -
Sorry to bring this all up again, but yesterday I replied to Doug
Littlefield's form email and he replied to that with the following
message, which is not a form letter as far as I can tell (but just as
interesting as the last one!):
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Doug Littlefield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri Aug 30, 2002 8:45:28 AM US/Eastern
> To: "Seth Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Electric DeLorean/Self-recharching
>
> Good Day Seth:
> �
> Thanks for your message, most of it was�a pleasure to see.
> �
> One question, how can all of you use that overworked phrase perpetual
> motion ?
> We don't claim that, we don't believe in that ... for your information
> I fully expect
> a change of batteries will be necessary as all batteries have a useful
> life as
> regards their ability to hold a charge at all ... no matter where that
> charge comes
> from. With the cheap batteries we are using ($56 at Wal-Mart) I would
> think, at
> best, a change every couple of years might be necessary.
> �
> But that aside, think of this ... what if this device can assist even
> only to the degree that
> a�vehicle can drive, say 800 miles (that number is pulled out of the
> air for this discussion
> only) without plugging in .... in your estimation would that not be
> significant for the
> advancement of EV utilization ?
> �
> As for some of the charges, not necessarily from you, that we are
> frauds and (or)
> scam artists...I'd buy that "potential" IF we wanted anything from any
> of you ... we
> want no money, we will not charge admission and no one can invest in
> us if they
> wanted to...we will sell no "kits" and we offer no licenses.
> �
> What we "want" is for as many people as will come to see us succeed,
> or fail, on the merits
> of what we truly believe in. BTW it's taken 17 years, many failures
> and a great deal of our
> own money to get to next Saturday).
> �
> I truly hope we "amaze" you ! (I know that comes as no surprise !!)
> �
> Sincerely,
> �
> Doug Littlefield�
Sounds to me like Doug doesn't understand the phrase "perpetual
motion," how batteries work, or how much energy it takes to drive 800
miles. Here's an interesting thought though - what if, like the
DeLorean in Back to the Future, this thing had a small nuclear reactor
on board which would have a enough fuel in it to last the life of the
car ( "1.21 gigawatts!" )? I know that idea sounds crazy, but my guess
is that they do have SOME sort of onboard energy-producing device which
needs "no" fuel (ie, has it's own supply which will last a while).
Just a thought.
-Seth
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