Dear Ray;
Chrysler Corp. has a lot of military contracts and proved the turbine engine was "workable" in the 50s & 60s. It, along with General Electric; built the first electric car via government contract too. This was in 73-74 during the "energy crisis" here.
ALL of these vehicles were "shelved" and the Feds. gave them "bail out" money to be quiet. :rolleyes:
After that was; the 'steam engine/car' via Mr. Lear & most recently General Motors (EV-1) in California.
None of this was important until retail fuel prices went above $2.00. But now It's a different "ball game" with gas heading toward $4.00 a gallon.
It's a long established (well known) fact; If you want to cripple the United States, stop It's transportation systems/ability.
With world affairs what they are; the (proposed) 50 billion dollar "energy fund" will do just that.
A situation our friends in Canada spoke of recently in the 'bench racing' forum.
Happy trails to all.
