Re: Sell the "sizzle" (was: SCIENCE FRIDAY on NPR)

["Rick Pryor" <iamaquarius@mindspring.com>]

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From: <BillDube@killacycle.com>
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Subject: Sell the "sizzle" (was: SCIENCE FRIDAY on NPR)


>          In a nutshell, we must think more about making EVs that are more
> marketable, and a little less about making EVs that are more practical. If
> no one buys them, EVs won't do a thing about pollution. Let's work on the
> "sizzle", just like Kamen has done.
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Hi Bill,

Great reply! Did you listen to the interview? I was amazed at how much Dean
and his cohorts have brought to us through medical devices. Amazing the way
he tackles a problem and comes up with a solution.

I agree with you in your points. I as a devout nerd and EV advocate, I tend
to think in terms of what is practical, not what people would actually find
"attractive", or fashionable as you put it. I tend to keep my head inside
the box labeled OPTIMUM.

So, how do we link this to the next step? Ask people we know what would
cause them to buy an EV?

A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to play Devil's Advocate with a guy who
only knew I had an interest in EV's, nothing more. He assumed that I would
have no idea about anything he talked about. He stated that he lost interest
in EV's because you really can't do much with them. He travels from Phoenix
to California about three times or so per year, and the car wouldn't make
it. I asked if he could fly, take a bus, or rent a car on one end of the
trip or the other. He agreed that all of those things would be possible to
do.

The conversation ended rather abruptly after he got his tax receipt for the
clothing he was donating to the thrift store that we had met at during the
conversation. He then got into his Ford Pick up truck with the CNG sticker,
fluffy cloud license plate, and disappeared into the afternoon traffic. I
forgot to state that our conversation had began with his distaste for the
State of Arizona backing out on the subsidies they once offered on
Alternative Fueled CNG powered vehicles. Gees' I'm glad I don't make much
money. Finding all those tax breaks seems like a part-time job in itself.

Regards,

Rick Pryor