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To: Krowbar who wrote (21529)5/13/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 108807
 
A turbodiesel is far more efficient than an electric car. The nice thing about a modern direct-injection turbodiesel is that it could be run off vegetable oil. When biofuel prices become competitive (probably thru a combination of crop engineering and a tiered carbon tax) the turbodiesel will be King of the Road. Sure, that pesky electric with the thousand-pound batt pack will trounce me at the stoplight, but I'll go from San Fran to Ely, NV without a fuel break. That's over some hilly terrain.
Until electric storage means a 200-pound five-passenger car has a 400-mile range in tough terrain - internal combustion has much to recommend it.



To: Krowbar who wrote (21529)5/15/1998 2:21:00 PM
From: Grainne  Respond to of 108807
 
Del, the whole ugly situation in Indian and Pakistan this week reminds me of another reason for the entire world to renounce nuclear energy altogether. I would happily walk everywhere and live by candlelight to avoid being in a nuclear war, and it is obvious that proliferation continues. This is one genie I wish we could put back in the bottle!!


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