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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (48067)	4/1/2009 11:17:33 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Respond to of 219499

As you can imagine, since one my jobs in BP Oil International was gasoline technology, I took a close interest in how to move cars and the environmental issues. For a decade I have been in love with the idea of electric-only cars for pottering around town, but in a zippy fashion. China is well-placed to take over the field, just as they were well-placed to take over the mobile cybersphere but they squandered it with their reluctance to adopt CDMA a decade ago and their obsession with their TD-SCDMA which adds no value to what has been done. So they will probably squander the opportunity to lead with the Electro [TM] [a self-guided, photo-electronically controlled, electric city car]. It's not a matter of "Oh oh" if they do it. Such a cultural shift would be excellent. It's a good thing if they do it. If I was General Motors I'd have been hiring them quarter of a century ago to start development instead of heading for bankruptcy producing ridiculous monster SUVs for roaring around monster freeways using industrial revolution technology albeit shrunk, improved and squeezed into smaller and more efficient packages. Paradigm shift happens. That's good. It has been amazing how long Otto cycle engines have held their ground and the efficiency improvements they have made. But the inside of an engine compartment is a Gordian Knot of confusion. Imagine a car with 4 moving parts = the wheels. True, doors would open and wipers would move, but you know what I mean. Mqurice