Re: Cheap electric car

From: Robert J. Kolker (robert_kolker_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/20/04 

Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:05:26 GMT

G=EMC^2 Glazier wrote:

> Boston had the first electric train system it was called the EL. The
> first taxi cabs in 1900 were electric. I had an uncle that had the
> number 4 taxi license,and he drove these small electric cars. They could
> go 60 miles before needing charging. Down town Boston takes up a very
> small area,and even today electric taxi could be very practical. The
> best way to get to Logan air-port is to take the electric train. Bert

That last half mile from Airport Station on the Blue Line to the
terminals is by gasoline or diesel bus. We need electric or hybrid buses
to make it an all-electric ride.

BTW have you ever smelled the passengers aboard the Blue Line during the
hottest part of the summer? It is no wonder that mass trasportation is
losing.

Bob Kolker

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