I got one to . If he is working for the gas people he has done a fine job of keeping me from working on my EV but so have all his Gen on a wheel buddies . I will eat that crow, feathers and all if it works ,if not he has wasted or time .I like that at least we are getting some hints ,. I put your idea on my bs list ----- From: "Seth Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "EV List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:19 AM Subject: Fwd: Electric DeLorean not form email
> 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 > > > -- > QUESTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION > > http://members.fortunecity.com/electricityboy > http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/387.html > >
