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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3981)	1/7/2009 6:24:00 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

Hawk - I worked on oil shale projects in the '70s. I do not believe that $90/bbl oil is near enough for commercial oil from oil shale production. IMO the best thing we can do near term is to start fleet conversions to compressed NG - sorta in line with T Boone. For the nat gas necessary to appear we will need far higher prices. Current energy costs obliterate alternate transportation fuel economics. Bob

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3981)	1/7/2009 7:51:05 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

And btw, if you set the price at $40/gallon, I'll GUARANTEE YOU that I'll find you so much oil you won't be able to exhaust it for a hundred years. I meant $40+ a barrel. You want to wean this country off of oil, and especially imported oil, then you need to provide a vehicular alternative that represents the same or better cost, reliability, convenience, AND PERFORMANCE to the vehicles they currently purchase. You don't believe that consumers make benefit trade-offs? I do it every day. If you expect only 'the perfect' alternate fuel vehicle, that is better at everything will be accepted then I can see where you are coming from. I know you are wrong but I can see how you are forming your opinion. It's called 'sacrificing the good for the perfect'.