05-06-2013, 06:44 PM
If you look at the big picture, it seems to me that a Natural Gas engine build for long haul heavy machines makes a lot of sense. Our country produces a lot of NG and it is as good on the environment as any fossil fuel. So, if I were king for a day, I would put lots of research dollars into building big NG engines.
Then, I would use our on-shore petroleum production for cars / boats / planes.
I am not a big fan of hybrid engines for two reasons....One is the batteries that they use are filled with bad chemicals and are themselves a hazard. (See Boeing 787). The other is more subjective....I have never seen a Prius driver actually smiling. Never. Ever. Next time you see a Prius...look at the driver and see if you see the same thing.
The opposite is true of Newell drivers. They all see as if they were a cat that ate a canary. Big, big smile.
Cheers,
bill
ps. I do not mean to offend anyone who drives a Prius. ... only those that smugly shake their head when I roll by in the Baxtermobile.
Then, I would use our on-shore petroleum production for cars / boats / planes.
I am not a big fan of hybrid engines for two reasons....One is the batteries that they use are filled with bad chemicals and are themselves a hazard. (See Boeing 787). The other is more subjective....I have never seen a Prius driver actually smiling. Never. Ever. Next time you see a Prius...look at the driver and see if you see the same thing.
The opposite is true of Newell drivers. They all see as if they were a cat that ate a canary. Big, big smile.
Cheers,
bill
ps. I do not mean to offend anyone who drives a Prius. ... only those that smugly shake their head when I roll by in the Baxtermobile.
Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama