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To: Sid Turtlman who wrote (3601)	1/1/1999 10:16:00 PM
From: Jim	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5827

Question: Did the rapid developement of the old Model "T" follow the construcion of highways and infrastructure, or did the highways and infrastructure follow the car? Translation: Will developement of Ballard fuel cells for autos depend on infrastructure being in place before They are built, or will fuel sources develop simutanenously with fuel cells? It would appear that the present gas station convenient store could sell five gallon cans of methonal until the demand grows larger, then installing tanks would become profitable. Besides, There are many brilliant people working on the problem.

To: Sid Turtlman who wrote (3601)	1/2/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: Mike Klobouk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5827

The point I am still trying to get across is that, as the previously mentioned articles show, big money has to be spent replacing the current gasoline supply infrastructure. As old gasoline tanks and pumps are being torn up and replaced with new equipment, some of that new equipment can be methanol pumps installed at about the same cost as the new gas pumps. No one will be spending money to tear out good gas pumps to replace them with methanol pumps. IMHO, gas pumps will slowly be replaced by mehtanol pumps at the normal rate of attrition. Gas and ICEs will still be around for a long time.