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From: edm@nwnexus.WA.COM (Ed Morin)
Newsgroups: sci.energy,sci.electronics,sci.med
Subject: Re: Electric cars?  Start with wheelchairs.
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Date: 18 Aug 89 18:56:47 GMT
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ems@Apple.COM (Mike Smith) writes:

>So tell me, why are electric wheelchairs at the trailing
>rather than the leading edge of electric vehicle technology?

As depressing as it seems, I suspect this is so because the
application of technology is in direct proportion to overall
demand and potential profit rather than sympathy.  The same
is true for wonder drugs that only a few people need - mass
producing them is not profitable because not enough people
need them.  (i.e. not enough people are physically crippled)

-- 
Ed Morin
Northwest Nexus Inc.
"Unix Public Access for the Masses!"
edm@nwnexus.WA.COM