Date:         Mon, 26 May 2008 13:49:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: deisel schmeisel- I go electric (from digest)  Not much van
              content.
Comments: To: Mark Thoma <mpthoma2003@YAHOO.COM>
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Mark Thoma <mpthoma2003@YAHOO.COM> writes:

> Excellent post Don and the movie was a well done piece as well. But
> naysayers are a dime a dozen and apparently quite a few of them
> exist on this list.

As I recall, the origator of this thread was asking about the
feasibility/sensibility of converting his diesel vanagon to an EV
because he could not afford the cost of diesel fuel.  I drew no
inference that it was his "dream" to electrify a Vanagon for its own
sake.

Several of us pointed out that a Vanagon is not a great platform for
an EV -- and that if it was a financial burden to buy a tankful of
diesel how in the world would he afford a proper EV conversion?

I don't think we were naysaying as much as trying to be realistic.

I personally think a Vanagon would be an interesting platform for a a
hybrid -- but not a very practical pure EV.

Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL