<VV> Re: electric Vairs

[Tareece at aol.com]

These are vairy good points. And don't for a minute think that I do not 
appreciate the limits of electric/hybrids...
  For one, you can kiss electronic accessories goodbye...no heated seats, or 
outside mirrors...no non-electric remote mirror, or windows, or door 
locks...and probably no ONSTAR systems...
  Yes, we have gas and oil now...but with China and India emerging, we havfe 
to start looking at home for oil to limit the prices, or just open our wallets 
and smile while doing so... 
   As far as Wallymart trips and on-the-fly Recharge Stations, I can see 
remote kiosks popping up as a fee based service like the ones at Sams club, 
etc...If there is a way to get some revenue, our culture will exploit it...
   I am ALL for the gasoline engine..I hope we can drive our little boxers 
into the next century...I like the rumble of a straight pipe Corvair engine..and 
the roar of a 350 in my truck...and the torque required to lay some rubber....
   But when the Vair was made it was the land of the .25c gallon of gas...now 
its heading to atleast $3 and no real end in sight....
   

In a message dated 8/21/2005 5:57:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
didn't work quite right that one wouldn't normally
tolerate in a new car.  Trips sounded like adventures and the driver was
constantly looking for outlets where he could plug it while parked.  Home
depot, Wal-Mart and such.  How likely will it be that various places will
let you charge up for free if electric become common?

Todd Reece
65 Monza Convert
TnT's Corvair Parts <----webpage for NOS parts