Just go watch 'Who killed the Electric Car". They've got 50,00 gas stations
and they aren't going to let that business model die with electric cars.
Chris
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/004825.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJAlrYjGz8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F
http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tod Brown" <todbrown@roadrunner.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>; "William Lau" <mrlau@charter.net>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] BMW gas (not gasoline)
> "This is like saying something is stupid but let's do it anyway 'cause it
> makes us feel like we are doing something good. It takes oil to cram the
> hydrogen in the bottle and it takes oil to process it to begin with and
> that
> goes for just about all of the "new ideas". It even takes more oil to
> process and deliver than it replaces. More than zero gain, it is
> backwards.
> It is just that no one wants to admit or face it. Ostrichisms -- Bill --"
>
> Bill:
>
> I would agree that it does not make sense from the standpoint of energy,
> and
> that was sort of my point, too. However, we are now in the situation of
> having
> all of our eggs in one basket and there are good reasons not to remain in
> that
> situation. Do we ignore the problem and continue to use gasoline, thus
> making
> us more and more dependent on the sources of the same and probably
> continuing
> to drive up the price, or can we diversify our energy sources in such a
> way as to preserve the supply of gasoline for a longer period of time and,
> perhaps,
> even have a positive effect on the environment? All I am saying is that
> all the possibilities should be investigated, thus allowing us some
> flexibility in our choices rather than just continuing on the path we are
> on while ignoring reality. I don't think that BMW and GM and the rest are
> entirely stupid, so they must envision a scenario in which H2 can play a
> role. Let's give a little credit for their willingness to try the
> experiment.
>
> Tod
> B382002384LRXFE
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