I have, and love, my '96 Dak and I don't ever plan on getting grid of
it but right now I am glad I have the Jetta TDI and my wife has the New
Beetle TDI. Last time I read anything on fusion they had got a 4
megawatt reactor built and to run effeciently. It was a university
project but i don't remember where it was. Wouldn't mind trading the
'ol 318 in the dak for a Mr Fusion unit......hehe
Jeff Durling
On Jun 4, 2004, at 4:56 PM, Phillip Batson wrote:
>
> And you get those cool 3 eyed fish from the cooling
> pond too! :)
> They are going to build a prototype fusion reactor
> soon. Either France or Japan. (personally, I hope
> Japan gets it as they seem more technology savvy than
> the frenchies) ;) Our administration needs to worry
> less about getting to Mars (although a moon base would
> be ok in my book! :P) and developing better technology
> for alternate energy sources.
>
> I'm sure the big 'ol oil companies have a lot to do
> with the bad exposure of nuclear energy. With all the
> damn money they make, you'd think they'd be dumping it
> into R&D so they can be the "heroes" of alternate
> energy. Who knows, maybe they are, and they are just
> trying to maximize their profits before the oil wells
> dry up. <shrug>
>
> With the 100mi I drive every day, I am seriously
> thinking about a much more fuel effiecient car. I love
> my Dakota, but $200+/mo for gas is getting steep. What
> I'm paying in gas alone right now would probably cover
> the loan payments. <sigh>
>
> Anyone see any of those VW GDI diesels around? They
> look kinda nice....
>
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