On alternative fuels, I know storage technology is the hold-up... but why not generate the juice you need while you go? >From what I understand, internal combustion engines are at most only 10% efficient. Boilers can reach 95% efficiency and up. The Lear Vapordyne race car in the 60's used a steam turbine (gasoline fueling a recirculating turbine using Freon), and the technology is even better now. Why not use the steam turbine to generate the electricity you need on the road, while having a smaller array of batteries to handle the "cold start" of a steam turbine, as well as store energy created by regenerative braking. Then there is no mileage limit like on a pure electric. It sounds overly complex, but this isn't much different than the tens of thousands of diesel-electric trains that have been successfully and efficiently used for years now. ________________________________ From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Brandys Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:23 PM To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Rich A -- How about this for an electric car? Dave, Thanks for posting this. Now if he just adopted some of DeLoreans SS ideas, he would have a winner. Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/