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To: Kevin Shea who wrote (27400)	6/9/2000 9:24:00 AM
From: JLS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Kevin, higher gas prices will make the new hybrids more attractive. There's nothing like a little price pressure to put new focus on these technologies. I heard a couple of weeks ago that the dealership had to knock 5K off the price of their Navigators to get them to move out the door. Julie

To: Kevin Shea who wrote (27400)	6/9/2000 9:33:00 AM
From: Rande Is	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

I hope that view is incorrect, Kevin. For all our sakes. . .fuel prices have been seasonal. . .so everyone averages costs out over the year to compensate. . . but if we don't drop after Labor Day. . .THAT could cause serious inflation. I have waited about 25 years to buy a hybrid diesel/electric car [I almost commissioned one to be made about 10 years ago]. There was a company in California that made a few of these at one time. . . it is a great concept. . . though it should have been developed in the 50's. . . and we should be off into things like fuel cells, etc. by now. . . [thanks to fuel companies the internal combustion engine is now nearly 110 years old and still the king of transportation]. . . The idea that fuel prices may be rising to keep profits high as car manufacturers build alternative vehicles. . .sends a chill up the spine. Rande Is