----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: Re: OT/ethics/hood ornament/name
> > > On Sun, 01 Sep 2002 12:31:30 -0700 Lee Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1sclunn wrote: > > > > > I am starting to feel the magic, that > > Something special is about to > > > happen... > > I will not be marketing them as free energy > > devices but as a device > > > that actually SELL ELECTRIC CARS... They will > > do this by GENERATING > > > INTEREST. I haven't done any testing yet but > > I really think I have > > > something here... > > > Lee Hart wrote; > > > Steve, I really think you *are* onto something! > > > > > But it was the idea that > > counted; the dream of a solar-powered car. It > > keeps the dream alive. > > > > A hood ornament that charges a battery from the > > wind is the same sort of > > idea. Of course it doesn't produce enough power > > to do much; charge a 9v > > battery, run a clock, support the car's standby > > losses when parked. But > > it works, all the same! It makes people think > > the unthinkable idea; "Why > > are we buying all this dirty oil from people > > who hate us halfway around > > the world? Energy is as free as the wind!" > > > > Of course it's silly; it's supposed to be. But > > what a wonderful > > ice-breaker when talking to people about your > > EV! People who would > > otherwise walk right by and never say a word > > will now just have to stop > > and ask, "What is that thing on your hood?" And > > the door is opened... > > Hi Guys, > > I was apprehensive to get into this one for the sake of bandwidth, but I think > BOTH of you are onto something. > > And what about doing both a solar panel and a mini wind turbine? > > I have the panel already. Okay, for what it's worth,...count me in too!! I'm > not driving an EV, but what the heck? It's a dream we are generating, and a > real EV is still a bit of a dream for me. I hadn't though of that but We NEED ALL YOU WANT TO BE EV DRIVERS ALSO If you don't want to mess up the hood just hand a coird out the gas tank. When ask "what that" say its what's to be > Anybody else feel like pulling up to the "charging" post here? > > Steve, give me some ideas on what I can use for a prop. It has to be something > I can find commonly, okay? I don't have anything other than an old 12 volt car > fan laying around at the moment. Would that work or are the vanes (?) too > steep? You guys made my day ,.Don't forget all those (9 volt smoke detoctor bats)> News flash ----people all over america show there disappointment at ford's desicion to pull the plug by hanging a plug out there gastank. Ford spockmen said ford may re interduce the think with new Hood ornanmet > ford sales man slapping his head "Its not the batteries its the hood ornament". I was thimking the smaller the better (say somthing also) .I need somthing to kick off my web site (Jon Halquest has made it for me and dose all that stuff for me I can't even scan) so send your pic's and ideas and I'll get him to set up somthing. He'll like that ,not . Time to test the EV sprit Rick > >
