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To: Tickertype who wrote (9511)	3/19/1999 8:52:00 AM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 27311

T. I think that Don W. is slightly over emphasizing batteries for electric cars. Here is what the Fuel Cell Handbook has to say on Fuel Cells vs Batteries for cars: Energy density : Fuel Cells 1900 Wh/kg, Internal Combustion Engines 900 Wh/kg, Lead acid batteries 40 Wh/kg and most optimistic specifications for batteries 200 Wh/gk. Charging time The same for IC and FC very long for Batteries, requiring a "leasing and exchanging" system. Distribution: Liquid fuel distribution is in place and could possibly be refitted to distribute methanol, hydrazine (ouch) and even liquid hydrogen (even a bigger ouch VBG). Of course, that handbook woulkd have a fuel cell to power every house as well (G). I think that VLNC is wisely avoiding funding a car battery program for the time being. There is a lot of money to be made in portable PC and phones. Zeev

To: Tickertype who wrote (9511)	3/19/1999 11:19:00 AM
From: Chisy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27311

I live in a state where local governments have managed to stop all smoking in bars and restaurants. They have managed to run GM out of the state and next will be oil refiners. We have a new Governor who is fighting all off shore drillers. We can't clean dried brush around our houses to save them from wild fires, because we must save endangered bugs. There is a big push on to prevent any businesses from using gasoline powered engines and they will have to provide recharging units for employees' cars while at work. We will all be breathing easier. Our state has made the price of gasoline here at least 50 cents a gallon higher than every other state, because we have additives that keep our air cleaner, but we have found out that those additives corrode our cars and leakage into ground water causes all of us to get cancer. Don W. may be exaggerating but not if citizens believe in Al Gore's global warming theory. Valence is not that involved in car batteries, but I believe they will make a mint in supplying batteries for our appliances. BYW, Don W. also says that there will be an explosion up in small caps once the Dow trades above 10,090. Can any of you TA's explain this theory?