To: doug from upland
Mercury Mariner Hybrid![](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/martin_fierro/jill_wagner.jpg)
Crappy car, yummy spokesmodel.
To: doug from upland
My ElDo ETC was green. A nice metallic green.
3 posted on
12/29/2005 10:50:23 PM PST by
Khurkris
("Hell, I was there"...Elmer Keith.)
To: doug from upland
Wrong about that. Carroll just wants more money and to figure out some way to use the technology to stretch the mileage of a racecar.
You can't learn too early in life that there are two kinds of racers; there are cheaters and losers.
5 posted on
12/29/2005 10:57:22 PM PST by
308MBR
(Not only older, but bolder. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.)
To: doug from upland
Two Toyotas, two Hondas and one Ford (using licensed technology from Toyota, I believe).
No GM and no Daimler-Chrysler. However a consortium was recently announced for joint development of alternative vehicle technology; consisting of GM, DC and BMW.
To: doug from upland
Green Car of the Year at the L.A. Auto Show It probably looked something like this.
![](http://www.sacredcowburgers.com/parodies/the_green_car.jpg)
8 posted on
12/29/2005 11:13:09 PM PST by
Prime Choice
(We are RepubliCANs, not RepubliCAN'Ts.)
To: doug from upland
![](http://www.tuckerville.com/improv_shots/nerdmobile.jpg)
I heard this would be the Green Car of the Year for obvious reasons.
9 posted on
12/29/2005 11:15:35 PM PST by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: doug from upland
About 12 years ago, Ben and Harold Rosen began a company designed to build a gas fired diesel electric engine for autos.
Here is a link about their attempt.
Two very smart guys were working on this problem long ago. Their solution didn't require massive batteries as today's hybrids do. They wanted to provide engines only - car manufacturers balked.
One wonders just how far along this technology would be today if they could have garnered some investment capital...
To: doug from upland
![](http://av.rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5Xgx4rRDy9YAUy.HBqMX;_ylu=X3oDMTBwanIybjRqBHBndANhdHdfaW1nX3Jlc3VsdARzZWMDc3I-/SIG=129slcu16/EXP=1136014257/**http%3a//www.ice.dnet.co.uk/Simpsons/homer_dreamcar.gif)
Green Car?
To: doug from upland
14 posted on
12/30/2005 4:39:20 AM PST by
Bellflower
(A new day is Coming!)
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