[TriLUG] [OT] TriLUGger on the news

[Glenn Hennessee]

I just saw this electric scooter. 60 mph speed, 70 mile range, only 
$11,000. See http://www.vectrix.com/ Looks beautiful but $11,000!!!!!

glenn

Kevin J. wrote:
> ...or add a Bionx unit to your current bike:
> 
> http://www.bicycleman.com/bionx-electric-bikes/index.htm
> 
> Kevin
>  
> Have you F/LOSSed today?
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Magnus <magnus at trilug.org>
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:57:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] [OT] TriLUGger on the news
> 
> 
> jason at monsterjam.org wrote:
>> get a motorcycle.. ;)
> 
> 
> I had considered that.  The idea isn't necessarily to burn less 
> petroleum.  It's to burn NONE.
> 
> I'm not exactly a tree hugging hippy but even I see that we have reached 
> "Peak Oil", probably years ago, and the only way we're going to be able 
> to continue to thrive is to re-examine the fundamental ways in which we 
> live and what we really "need" vs. what is simply a convenience.
> 
> If there were such a thing as a reasonably priced electric motorcycle 
> with a ~60-80 mile range that plugged into an outlet at night to 
> "refuel" I'd probably consider it.  Yes, it's shifting the energy burden 
> upstream, but economies of scale make that a vast improvement over 
> individual internal combustion engines.


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Glenn Hennessee
Department of Chemistry
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