Subject: [Fwd: Re: Another thing EVs do not do to the environment]

From: James Salsman <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 23:20:59 -0700

Almost forgot this group...  :jps

Subject: Re: Another thing EVs do not do to the environment
From: James Salsman <[email-masked]>
Date: 3 Aug 1996 02:30:29 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech,sci.space,misc.transportation.urban,sci.energy,sci.environment,sci.econ

[email-masked] (Randy of the Feather River Canyon News) wrote:
>
> Whenever looking at alternative energy sources, we must look a the big
> picture. Electric vehicles will become more effective (pollution and
> cost wise) when [solar energy becomes realistic]...

Exactly; that is why we must develop solar turbine-powered masers 
for placement between Mercury and Venus to beam energy to recieving 
antennas at L5 and other stable orbits and down-transmission to 
Earth stations at atmosphere-transparent bands.

> and batteries become more efficient (and preferably lead-free). 

Agreed:  http://www.calstart.org/reference/papers/rechargi.html

> If we all drive inefficient vehicles now, we will use all the gas
> sooner, and alternative energy sources will then be available from GM,
> FORD, CHRYSLER< and others holding patents they won't release until
> they have to (read that as- until they can no longer make money
> manufacturing petroleum-fuel based internal combustion vehicles).

That argument is absurd; those patents will expire, and 
many of them already have.

More info:  http://www.stncar.com/ etc.

Sincerely,
:James Salsman

Disclaimer:  I bike.