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Politics : The Donkey's Inn
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To: Mephisto who wrote (1915)1/9/2002 3:10:56 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) of 15516
 
hydrogen fuel cells? Would it be expensive?

I don't think that is the point. Fuel cells are a reasonable technology to research and will probably lead to a very good replacement for the internal combustion engine. The real point is that Bush Jr. is abandoning programs which can be ready almost immediately. There is no reason that autos with combined electric and fossil fuel engines getting 80 or 100 miles per gallon cannot be available in a year. This tactic is sometimes called letting the perfect become the enemy of the good. Just because a potentially better technology may be better in the future is no reason to abandon good technology today.

An 80 mile per gallon car has the potential to dramaticly reduce the amount of oil needed for transportation. This would place the Halliburton and Carlisle oil services in jepardy. That is the real point.
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