<VV> Converting a Corvair to electric viable?

[Ron]

I hope you're rich!

RonH

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From: "Delta Mfg." <deltainc at grm.net>
To: "vv" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Converting a Corvair to electric viable?


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
>
>> a) pointless because the carbon footprint actually increases unless the
>> electricity is sustainably sourced, and at the moment it isn't (hence my
>> 20
>> years comment).
> ********
> Heh, " Carbon Footprint" and followers of such baloney have been exposed 
> to
> near death here in the land of Barnum and AlGore.  Except for highly 
> visible
> politicians planning to create a huge problem and then fix that same
> non-problem with panicked citizens' tax money, of course.  An early
> indication of the stupidity of the AlGore view ..... they forget to tell 
> the
> citizenry that the more co2 generated, the more plants ( food....   ) that
> mother nature can grow   .... food plants eat co2, ya know ....
>
> But then, may I submit my idea of a practical, fun, home built::   a steam
> car, as in Stanley Steamer .....   a car way before it's time, and what a
> hoot to plan now, in the era of cheap computers, gauges, valves, and even
> fairly cheap stainless steel and titanium.  Talk about flex-fuel !!   Just
> drink enough beer on the way to San Jose, and if the pressure head gets 
> too
> low, just whiz into the boiler !   Burn McDonalds' burger wrappers, coal,
> recycled oils, octane, butane, propane, hexane, insane ... kleenex, ktex,
> exlax, old xmas wrappings,  xmas trees,  neighbor's cat,   raw oil shale 
> ...
>
> just some thoughts, ken campbell, all steamed up in Idaway
>
>
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