Stephen Russell wrote: >> http://www.nationalreview.com/planet-gore >> >> Can a car even *get* 62 mpg? My bike sometimes does, but not every tank. >> Forget it when it rains and what's this about no AC? > > Are you saying that it is a wrong thing to attempt to push auto > development towards being more petroleum conservative? If USA and > western European autos strike the 50+ MPG mark by that time is the > entire world a winner?
Hi Steven, Not wrong as a goal, but as a *requirement*. The "car" would have to weigh less than 300#. No upholstery, no sound absorption, no safety gear and a top speed of maybe 35. Something people would not like at all. > >> Never mind that the third world majority will pollute as it damn well >> pleases whatever we do. > > Don't they do what they can afford to do? They get hand me down in > equipment and technology from airplanes to mining gear. I get the impression that they think it is all a joke. > > I had to chuckle at the Gore artwork and his wedding ring. I bet that > was chosen for irony. > Yes, perhaps it was. I guess plug-in hybrids, with plugs everywhere, every parking space. And then you didn't count the electric usage as part of it. Nuke plants everywhere . . . Maybe then. Plus government subsidized batteries. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
