lonie

Slow Start for Lithium-ion Hybrids

It seems as thou an opinion can't be expressed without someone calling you stupid .
Carry on Jim ,i appreciate your opinions.

I have to disagree with all the hype about battery technology . it has it's place and always will and will become more important as time progresses.

I think the energy solution is right under our feet , Natural Gas. It is easy and cheap to convert an existing vehicle ,can be done in one day at a cost of appx. 1000 dollars if not for the bureaucratic morass that has developed over the years . You handle it in same manner as you would Propane which has been in use for many years.

Here in Thailand even ' shade tree ' shops convert vehicles from diesel or gasoline to Natural Gas.

There are over 300 fueling stations existing and more being installed every day . All taxis ,half buses and appx. 20 % of large trucks and private cars are on Natural Gas.
Half the vehicles in America could be converted in 2-3 years along with thousands of fueling stations.
Would Natural Gas price increase ? Yes, temporarily until drillers punched holes .
So, what is the problem ? Government !!!!!

Dempse

Gas Lines Coming This Fall

Thailand has about 15% of large trucks converted to Natural gas . Isuzu ,Hino and others make them . All taxis and half the buses are natural gas.
Does that mean Thais are smarter than Americans ?

From the gist of this story i suspect that suppliers to the railroads might be a good investment , especially rail car makers .

Oil: Feed the Machine, America - You Have No Choice!

Phil:

You have the most foresight and write the best articles on Seeking Alpha.

You forgot one thing ,which i forgive you , TAXES on fuel. No politician wants taxes reduced.