Re: Electric DeLorean not form email

["1sclunn" <1sclunn@msn.com>]

I got one to .  If he is working for the gas people he has done a fine job
of keeping me from working on my EV but so have all his Gen on a wheel
buddies .  I will eat that crow, feathers and all if it works ,if not he has
wasted or time .I like that at least we are getting some hints ,.
I put your idea on my bs list  -----
From: "Seth Murray" <sethm@WPI.EDU>
To: "EV List" <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:19 AM
Subject: Fwd: Electric DeLorean not form email


> Hi All -
>
> Sorry to bring this all up again, but yesterday I replied to Doug
> Littlefield's form email and he replied to that with the following
> message, which is not a form letter as far as I can tell (but just as
> interesting as the last one!):
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "Doug Littlefield" <dougl@pshift.com>
> > Date: Fri Aug 30, 2002  8:45:28  AM US/Eastern
> > To: "Seth Murray" <sethm@WPI.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: Electric DeLorean/Self-recharching
> >
> > Good Day Seth:
> >
> > Thanks for your message, most of it was a pleasure to see.
> >
> > One question, how can all of you use that overworked phrase perpetual
> > motion ?
> > We don't claim that, we don't believe in that ... for your information
> > I fully expect
> > a change of batteries will be necessary as all batteries have a useful
> > life as
> > regards their ability to hold a charge at all ... no matter where that
> > charge comes
> > from. With the cheap batteries we are using ($56 at Wal-Mart) I would
> > think, at
> > best, a change every couple of years might be necessary.
> >
> > But that aside, think of this ... what if this device can assist even
> > only to the degree that
> > a vehicle can drive, say 800 miles (that number is pulled out of the
> > air for this discussion
> > only) without plugging in .... in your estimation would that not be
> > significant for the
> > advancement of EV utilization ?
> >
> > As for some of the charges, not necessarily from you, that we are
> > frauds and (or)
> > scam artists...I'd buy that "potential" IF we wanted anything from any
> > of you ... we
> > want no money, we will not charge admission and no one can invest in
> > us if they
> > wanted to...we will sell no "kits" and we offer no licenses.
> >
> > What we "want" is for as many people as will come to see us succeed,
> > or fail, on the merits
> > of what we truly believe in. BTW it's taken 17 years, many failures
> > and a great deal of our
> > own money to get to next Saturday).
> >
> > I truly hope we "amaze" you ! (I know that comes as no surprise !!)
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Doug Littlefield
>
> Sounds to me like Doug doesn't understand the phrase "perpetual
> motion," how batteries work, or how much energy it takes to drive 800
> miles.  Here's an interesting thought though - what if, like the
> DeLorean in Back to the Future, this thing had a small nuclear reactor
> on board which would have a enough fuel in it to last the life of the
> car ( "1.21 gigawatts!" )?  I know that idea sounds crazy, but my guess
> is that they do have SOME sort of onboard energy-producing device which
> needs "no" fuel (ie, has it's own supply which will last a while).
> Just a thought.
>
> -Seth
>
>
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