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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (10270)	7/1/2009 3:04:30 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

Hawk, that's not a justified accusation. This debate has been going on for years now. The solutions are not mysterious. They are simply an amalgam of things that have been discussed for a very long time. In addition, the only thing that has passed is the House version. They will still need to debate the Senate version and they are saying that will not likely move forward in the Senate until the fall. So there is plenty of time for both parties to examine the bill, suggest improvements, or decide that it is "a pile of shit" and discard it. The best thing the GOP can do now is decide whether they want to modify it or oppose it. If they oppose it, then they should put on a major campaign to talk about specific provisions that they don't like and what the impact will be. Plenty of time for that, before the Senate votes. From everything I see, the Dems are going to need a few GOP votes to get this thing passed, so there's a real chance to get this thing killed or modified substantially before it comes to a vote.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (10270)	7/1/2009 3:04:59 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years 1 July 2009 greencarcongress.com While full electric powertrains (battery and fuel cell) will at some point become pervasive in light-duty vehicles, the dominance of the internal-combustion engine will remain unchallenged over the next twenty years, according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany. This is due in part to important technological challenges to powertrain electrification that must first be overcome and in part to ongoing efficiency improvements in combustion engine technology. As a supplier, Bosch is active in both areas, said Dr. Bernd Bohr, chairman of the Bosch Automotive Group. Bosch is working hard to get the electric drive of the future readied for large-scale series production, while also doing its utmost to further improve the internal-combustion engine for decades to come, Bohr said. The company is investing €3 billion (US$ 4.25 billion) in R&D in the automotive technology sector in 2009. We will do the one thing without neglecting the other. Our engineers are working to reduce the fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines by up to one third. This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer. ...The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. It will occupy a niche and will not make a noticeable mark on the roads until after 2020. By 2015, we expect to see a sales volume of some 500,000 electric vehicles worldwide. To achieve higher volumes, we must first improve the performance of these vehicles considerably. —Dr. Bernd Bohr ... “The electric motor is the most efficient means of powering a car.” —Wolf-Henning Scheider