Date:         Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:59:42 -0700
Reply-To:     turbodieseltrooper <turbodieseltrooper@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         turbodieseltrooper <turbodieseltrooper@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electric Vanagon FS at zapworld.com
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even if you were able to increase the range x4 - it would still suck for a
$10k lead(as in battery) brick. Until there is a breakthru in batteries,
electric cars are just dead.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Geiser" <cfgmail@DIRECWAY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: Electric Vanagon FS at zapworld.com


> Range could be extended greatly with a small diesel powered generator on
> board...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Kim Brennan
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 4:37 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Electric Vanagon FS at zapworld.com
>
> Hmm. Up to 30 miles per charge. Around the DC area, that's not even
> enough for most commuters. Sigh.
>
>
> On Sep 1, 2005, at 4:40 PM, BenT Syncro wrote:
>
>> Hey, while looking over teh webpage for ZAPworld in the "fill your
>> spare van
>> gas tank" thread, I noticed that the ZAPworld site has an 84
>> Vanagon with
>> electric power for $10,200.
>>  Not mine. Just thought one of you might be interested or maybe
>> it's YOUR
>> van.
>>
>> --
>> BenT
>>