<VV> Re: Electronic Vairs

[Tareece at aol.com]

Interesting Bill... I had thought the Prius and othe Hybrids were actually ok 
vehicles and that with the increased prices these vehicles and the technology 
therein were becoming mature..especially with the lithium-ion battery...
   Now I do understand that sales were horrible and that repair issues were 
horrendous.... I was merely wanting to know if something like that was 
feasible, cost effective, and maybe fun to try.
   After your response I can see all questions have been answered with an 
empathic no.
   Which brings us to another issue....
   With current regulations varying per state (40 different gasoline formulas 
for 50 states and even seasons), proposed drilling and new refineries off 
atleast 10 years from now, we all know $3 gas average throughout the Nation is 
just a matter of months away..ANd I heard the whispering of even $5 gas as being 
the "Inflationary  threshold" for comparison to the gas crisis in 1980....
        How do we keep not only the Corvair on the road, but even the old car 
hobby???
     This may be alarmist and maybe unappreciated but its something thats 
coming. 

In a message dated 8/15/2005 6:48:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
NEVER 
recoup your costs in any sort of savings... even the car companies can't make 
hybrids work... they cost more to build and run over "normal" cars that you 
could never recoup the energy by savings... it's sort of like solar cells... 
more energy goes into making a solar cell than they will likely ever produce 
over 
their lifetime. But folks love pseudoscience...

Bill Elliott 

Todd Reece
65 Monza Convert
TnT's Corvair Parts <----webpage for NOS parts