[GRLUG] OFF TOPIC Electric Car

Collin Kidder adderd at kkmfg.com
Wed Nov 19 14:31:51 EST 2008


Jay.Hollinger at L-3com.com wrote:
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> http://www.mdi.lu/english/
>
> Not a hoax…
>
> (as long as we’re not talking about a -flying- air car)
>
> But as with most ‘alternative’ energy sources – there is an 
> infrastructure problem… What ‘gas-station’ is going to install an air 
> compressor with only one or two of these cars in an area? Same with 
> other types of compressed fuels (CNG, Hydrogen, etc…)… So not only do 
> we have to try to make something safe – but realistic. I have hopes 
> for a lot of these alternatives – may the best one win! J
>
> Jay
>

That's why electric will win. It's the easiest to retrofit into our 
existing infrastructure. The idea Michael originally had and I expanded 
upon would create fill up stations out of normal buildings. I really 
cannot see a much easier or more convenient form of power distribution.


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