Re: A Republican!!!!!! (was Re: OT: sponge burning!)

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 02/28/07 13:19, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 09:34:29PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
>> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>>> Obviously that kind of change can't happen overnight. Its an ugly
>>> problem, no matter how you cut it.
>>     And that doesn't even come close to talking about the problem that a
>> purely electric car has no range at all.  I once scoffed at Harley Davidson
>> "touring" motorcycles with a 3 gallon tank.  That's right about 100-120 miles
>> if you run the tank dry.  At the time I was scoffing I knew of some areas in
>> the west where 120 miles wouldn't get you from one gas station to the next.
> 
> Its a matter of what fits for you. It turns out that for my personal
> situation (and actually, a large portion of the population) 40 mile
> range gets something like 90% of the driving done just fine. Its a
> matter of the right tool for the job. A short local hop, routine short
> commuting, etc is ideal for the electric vehicle. Not only is it well
> within range, it cuts local pollution substantially by 1) relocating
> it (I know I know), 2) eliminating the very dirty first few miles of
> burn in a gas car. It also saves wear and tear on the gas car due to
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> 
> I will say that range is improving, but I agree that it won't be the
> ultimate solution. I imagine electric will never be more than a short
> haul solution, but probably a good one for that. 

What we (my family) needs *now* is a plug-in diesel hybrid *minivan*.

Charge it up at night for the short-hop driving, and diesel for the
long-haul weekend stuff.

> 
> A

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