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California 1996-2000
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leading in the new electric car ideas- no emission
try and show that there is a general demand: 4,000 people say want to be donor but when come down to it only 50 agree |
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GM
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doesnt try to get cars out fast
same price as other cars but dont run as well loose some of its luster |
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Killing the Electric car mandate
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Bush was giving 1.2 billion for hydrogen powered cars
-automakers had unlimited time -say that there wasnt enough demand -put no ads out for it "killed by AM consumption" -only care about speed and utility defected battery |
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Stanford Oshinsky
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develop a battery that would work in the cars
takes 2 years to be put in never actually goes in HAVE TECHNOLOGY but down even use it! |
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Oil Companies
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Chevron and Texico buy shares of Oshinksy
dont see it as threat |
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Car Companies
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cGM dont think cars would go in market
no internal combustionauto industry proft because no matenence tax deduction for regular car 100,000 for electric 4,000 dont want electric cars |
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Government
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while white house all in auto industry
1977: 8.8 foreign oil 2005:13.3 foreign oil Clinton wanted hybrids when bush come in, stop effort Honda and Toyota put out enviro cars |
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hYDROGEN fUEL cELLS
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not the right technology
hybrids are gas adnd battery engined |
