Electric cars still have to get their power from *somewhere* Right now, that's nuclear and coal power. Adding another huge consumer of electricity to our outdated grid would mean we have to build another power plant, and all the greenies who want electric cars would have to go have a protest march.
Robert Liligren had a novel answer to traffic problems in Minneapolis. During a meeting with a DOT official about traffic congestion, Liligren was told that the DOT defines congestion as traffic moving 45 MPH or less. Liligren then suggested that if we redefine conjestion to 35 MPH, our traffic grid looks to be in good shape! Fine thinking from our city council. That's better than electric cars, isn't it? If won't cost a dime! Dan McGrath Longfellow http://www.subversivepictures.com http://www.smokeoutgary.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Strand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "issues minneapolis" <mpls@mnforum.org> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 1:10 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Answer to Minneapolis traffic > Well I don't find it so funny and think it is a great > idea and apparently so do many serious entrepeneurs. > Take a look at the "Tango" going into production at > http://www.commutercars.com/ The Top performance > Tango can go zero to seventy in less than four > seconds. Or take a look at the good old Corbin > Sparrow which has just been resurrected by Myer motors > of Ohio http://www.sparrowelectriccars.com/ > > Narrower more efficient zero emissions cars are > becoming affordable to most everyone as they move to > mass production. You can pickup a used Sparrow for > $9,000 or less though the originals are increasingly > scarce causing them to go as high as $26,000 in some > parts of the country. The newer version has several > improvements and is heading into mass production. You > can view those upgrades at > http://www.hightechscience.org/sparrow_modifications.htm > > I think that one thing the city could do to encourage > electric vehicle use is to provide plug ins at > designated parking spaces. Such programs have been > highly successful in encouraging use of zero emission > electric in Portland. > http://www.evchargernews.com/regions/97204_1.htm > > David Strand > Loring Park(where we get to breathe in all those > commuters exhaust) > --- Sheldon Mains <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adapted from SiliconValley.com - Good Morning > > Silicon Valley: > > > > The answer to Minneapolis traffic: Not wider > > highways. Skinnier cars: > > > http://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/english/lineup/microcar/index.html > > > > > > [Humor alert--this is a joke] > > > > sheldon > > ................................ > > Sheldon Mains > > Candidate for Minneapolis Library Board of Trustees > > http://www.MainsForLibrary.org > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 612/618-7149 > > Mains for Library Committee > > 2718 24th St. E., Mpls 55406 > > > > > > REMINDERS: > > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at > > http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a > > member is in violation, contact the list manager at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > > > For state and national discussions see: > > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > > For external forums, see: > > http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > > ________________________________ > > > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused > > Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > > Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org > > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: > > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
