I saw that Intrepid in C&D a while back and it was pretty bad looking .
Sounded like a true option . No plug-ins required . I like the way that
they recaptured electricity when the brakes were applied by using the
brakes as a generator of sorts .
At 08:26 AM 11/6/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>Damn those Republicans! I cant believe anyone would try to stop all cars
>>from being forced to be electric. That would be great. Could I get a
>>remote control for it too. You just go right ahead and drive one. When
>>you see a red SS/T fly past you at 100 mph after driving for 8 hours,
>>while you are plugged up to someones wall... Have fun.
>
> Cute, but if you'd actually been paying attention to the post, even the
>Chrysler test Intrepid would be passing you if you could actually do 100mph
>for 8 hours. On a standard 22 gal Intrepid gas tank at 70 mpg, simple math
>says that he's got a 1540 mile range: how's yours? Even if he sucked down to
>50mpg for doing 100 mph like you are theorhetically doing, you've still
had to
>fill your tank 4 times. Now this is an easily producable car, already
>prototyped. These are real numbers.
> If you want to continue assuming this is about the environment, feel free,
>but it's not. The thread title says what it's all about. The simple reality
>is, there are way better methods of powering vehicles now. It's nothing new.
>As has been said, locomotives have been doing it for decades. We've been
>sucking on the oil tit for so long that we can't even see simpler solutions
>anymore.
> Car companies don't want these cars because they require nearly no
>maintenance. Most of the money car companies and dealerships make is from
the
>service drive (go figure). It's obvious why oil companies don't want these
>things running around, it would cut their product demand in half if not
>obliterate it because going to hydrogen (a cheaper and more readily available
>fuel: no need for drilling rigs and all the "locating" staff to find the
stuff
>since it's part of 75% of the earths surface) becomes incredibly feasible.
> BTW, I am a Republican, and part of the tenet's of the party is to reduce
>waste... I'm only doing my part to reduce waste. I'm through wasting time
and
>space on the list with logic.
>
>Shaun H.
>
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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