EngEd@aol.com wrote:

Hello, Paul,
   Ha.
   Vis-a-vis getting "your ballot box stuffers mobilized in time," I rest my
case for a short voting period.
   Regards.
   Dennis

BTW April 04 issue. Melting snow is not evidence of global warming. Only if it is getting 
warmer everywhere there is no snow :) I agree. Europe is in denial on the diesel
having just talked to some automotive engineers at the Geneva show.

A sunlight powered car would be a glorified four wheel bicycle. (Yes
I know it is a contradiction in terms :))

Speaking of that there is a driving mode where the hybrid is down right dangerous.
Namely passing on fast two lane roads. First or second time when the battery is 
charged no problem. Third or fourth time when the battery is depleted could
be dangerous. That is because a high percentage of the hybrids ICE's modest 
HP is required to maintain speed with little left over to recharge the battery.
What you wind up with is a 750 pound excess weight car with a too small engine.
Same goes for climbing long hills. It soon runs out of charge.

Better fuel mileage is best achieved by compounding the engine with
an exhaust waste heat HP recovery turbine. Little or no weight increase 
with a 20% efficiency increase. From about 30% overall to 35% overall. 
It was done about 50 years ago with piston aircraft engines like the R3350 TC. 
Let me know and I will send you a bunch of technical data on the subject.

Page 92 last paragraph and page 93 first paragraph:  I designed the body
on that 2F car and a small part of the structure. The Chaparral 2F still 
looks modern to this day because the aerodynamics were right on.

It was me that took Phil to the hospital in Sebring.

Paul Lamar