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Just note regarding the comment below about electric vehicles "putting too much demand on the power grid". Not an issue. Don't worry about it for a long time. I am an Electric Station Operator for the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and the system is only carrying about 15%-30% of power available at night. If cars are recharged at night, it would work out well. And if demand increases, the electric utilities are more than happy to expand to sell more electricity. And easiest solution for more power is to build more nuke plants. In a message dated 5/25/2008 8:30:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kcstott00@... writes: The diesel give one the option of running biodiesel which can be made in ones own home. granted there is the logistics of it all though. But being able to make your own fuel is the way to go. I still say fuel cells are the way to go though.They are the only technology that will satisfy the american gluttony for speed and power on an electric motor. Battery technology has to evolve to the point that the are light enough and have enough capacity to give a person a 300 mile range at 75MPH. Hybrids are ok but one day we will not have any gasoline to use at all. --- In _DSN_KLR650@yahoogroDSN_KLR_ (mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com) , "nakedwaterskier" wrote:

> > The KLR is great for the coming oil Armageddon. The diesel KLR is > probably not better since the soaring price of diesel eliminated the > diesel advantage. From what I read, even Honda and Toyota will not > have plugin Lipo hybrids ready in time and oil prices will keep > soaring for at least a few years. > > The KLR with the big tank will be worthwile even waiting in long gas > lines...though one might consider the IMS tank, too but I don't think > it is lockable. > > The plugin Lipo Hybrid will put tremendous demands on the power grid > and coal prices will continue to soar. But, the plugin Lipo Hybrids > when they are ready will at least make the gas station queues shorter. > > The plugin Lipo Hybrids will only use their gas engines on very long > trips or when you floor it or when you have a full load in the car or > when you are going up steep and/or long hills. > > Unfortunately, the KLR has no room for an electric motor and Lipo > battery packs. I wonder if a plugin Lipo Hybrid motorcycle would be > feasible. > > Jeffrey >

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