>> It's the nature of electric motors to be very reliable anyway - the extreme. << Absolutely. When we go to electric motors all we'll ever replace is bearings and brushes. >> The Age Of Oil............. Let's just say the 'glory days' are probably going to be winding down in the coming few decades. << Agreed. Once they perfect the battery for long trips and fast charge the gas motor is dead. BUT, that means future cars will be electric and the remaining dwindling oil will be used to power our older gasoline engines until we replace them with electrics. Supply and demand will keep gas cheap. Sure, the supply will get lower but the demand is going to get lower too. >> And Toll Bridges and Roads.........just stopping for tolls alone wastes billions of gallons of fuel. << Geez, whole other topic altogether. Why doesn't everybody have EZPass? Bryan |
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