Wirt, I don't want to be a doom-and-gloomer, but more-efficient automobiles don't really address the core problem of declining energy availability year after year as oil and gas production peak. Hasn't it been shown that greater efficiency in our cars and other machines doesn't actually save energy because it encourages people to use the machines more? Only a commitment to less consumption will help us out of this jam. Rising fuel prices will probably eventually force this commitment on us. Even if a miracle technology suddenly appears (which hydrogen-fueled cars certainly are not), we are already 20 years late in starting a complete conversion to a new way of doing things, according the government's own Hirsch report, which is available at
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/others/pdf/Oil_Peaking_NETL.pdf or check out the summary at wikipedia for the main points. Joe > From: Wirt Atmar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Given the level of concern that people have > expressed about reducing their > ecological footprint, particularly in regard to > greenhouse gases and fossil fuel > usage, I thought that I would mention some of the > work that's being done in > automobiles that you may not be aware of. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
