That bring up the free market issue. If the government does not artificially
lower the price of gas (and some would say the government is the cause of
artificially high gas prices) then alternatives become more viable. ie solar
research might occur and solar/battery vehicles become available.
I personally would like to see an urban travel vehicle built for 2 or 4 small
people. Kinda like a Geo Metro but of higher quality. Because I often see
this huge SUV being driven by one person who is the sole occupant.
Dan Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think the other side of the issue is that
as of currently there's
not a whole lot that can power "small" items at speeds people are used
to, dependably. (i.e. Honda Civic sized car, or Honda Shadow
motorcycle) Well, and still fit within that spacial realm.
Of course version 2.0 is always the re-engineered version that works.
I'm definitely not saying it's impossible. By all means, once we find
outselves socially desiring something, markets turn and engineer a
way.
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:21 AM, keith smith wrote:
> I have a theory that if solar power were to take off it would become
> extremely cheap. Much like what has happened with computers. ie my first
> DOS machine was an 8088 w/256mb RAM no hard drive and a 300 baud modem. It
> cost me about $1000 with a 8pin ?? printer. That was October 1987. Today I
> can get a 2 gig duo processor with all kinds of goodies for about $700.
>
> Think if solar did the same. A solar panel would cost dollars... or maybe
> cents....
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Thanks,
Dan Lund
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