The first thing to get all this going is to pass the energy bill. Now on to the meat of the matter. For some of us who were doomed to suffer through formal physics and thermodynamics courses in days gone by, powering a cargo vehicle at useful speeds with solar energy just plain isn't in the cards, the stars or the future. The energy requirements cannot be met by any reasonably sized vehicle. Remember this is a Cargo vehicle not a testdroid. It will have to carry a reasonable payload and be able to exist in today's highway world. BUT, the sooner we begin the journey the sooner we may reach the goal. Dont' wait for the light at the end of the tunnel... You can't win, you can't break even and you can't get out of the game. On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Rico Dagastino <Dagbear@aol.com> wrote: > Fuel prices are up about 50 cents this afternoon. Our petroleum > infrastructure in the gulf is vulnerable to storms and terrorism. Doesn't > it seem a > little silly to do more offshore drilling in areas that are vulnerable to > such > threats. Maybe if we could get the oil companies to get their hands off > of > our government we could develop alternative strategies for energy > independence. > Remember what GM and the tire companies did to the streetcar companies. > The > game is still the same. > > Rico Dagastino > Memphis,TN > > > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) > |
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