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Shaun Walker (Shaun_Walker@northcoast.net) wrote:
: Hello Tom,
:    The question of why go electric when LPG cars are much eaiser and cheaper to
: convert or build basically boils down to one point when talking about
: California:
:    A recent state law, of course, requires a certain percentage of cars sold in
: CA in the near future to be be ZERO emission vehicles. LPG-burning vehicles ARE
: much cleaner (and therefore require less maitenance), are easier to
: build/convert, have greater range and sometimes performance, significantly more


I wonder if it's worth trying for zero emissions when we can get pretty
close with LPG. If smog went down by 90%, it wouldn't be much of a 
problem. Its asymptotically harder to get out the last few percentages
of polluction: it may cost $1000/car to make it 90% smog free, $2000 to
get to 95%, $4000 to get to 98%, $10,000 to get to 99%, etc. 

: As PV panels (AND wind-energy) become even more viable than
they are now

How viable are they now? What is the cost compared to conventional power?

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