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To: Sergio H who wrote (46785)	2/28/2012 3:36:57 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78507

Sorry Sergio, I really can not make a value proposition for the electric car. Unless the electricity is produced from a nuclear power plant. It is more efficient to have the power plant in the car. An an efficient engine like a diesel or hybrid are very good now. From several of the Electric Car analysis I have read, no one factors in the cost or battery replacement and battery disposal. Replacement batteries are required after 7-10 years and the environmental disposal/recycling costs are large. The diesel hybrid is probably the most efficient vehicle under development. I believe VW and Mercedes have prototypes under development. There are some companies that offer LNG fueling from a device connected at your home using your NG line. It compresses the fuel and can refuel a car in about 90 minutes. The problem w/ NG is the driving range from a tank full of LNG. It's about 60% that of gas and/or diesel. I continue to look for U.S. companies that can advance the different technologies. TRW has a division working on NG but it is small compared to the company size. TRW is sort of a value play. That is where I am looking now. FWIW the last car I bought was a VW Passat diesel (2005) and it gets 35mpg, runs a 10% blend of bio-diesel and you can go 600 miles on a tankful of fuel. Their 2012 models are even more efficient. I believe these cars are now built in VW's new Kentucky plant. blogs.vw.com EKS