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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. ( HtDIION AvtNVt *fW VOa. H. . IMII NUM< - UK lM May 17i 1965 BUBJtCTi BArrrmr pcy.ryjp TL--X-t -.i^icuss To Heabera of the Lead loAuatrl** Aaaoclatlco, Ice.: Zb ay report at the annual Meeting of t.I.A. I Made io m ccaaesta 00 battery povered paeaecgtr eehlclea aad referred to General Electric' l&retlcUex> of thia aubject. Sloe* that acetic* our Mr- Cocoel Baker rlalted the 0. E. Idea (roup at Saata Barbara and baa aubeltted to a* the attached report. I thought it vould be of lotereat to you, aa It adda acaethln* to the caanesta which I sale. Very truly ytwra, !-./ X" rh^-7 KZ:wk t&c. tMtuilv# Vie# President t^aWL'H _J|iJWlW|Wip'"w, iiiami-wpi urn-;. 11 !)'. .. A^anaa LIA178 2 3 - k*'i o Cpeclsl M-prrt BAT7m F'CITKES VIU'-r CTC VTHICUa Mu Feldaan, a <r*br of General Electric's "Teapo* Mv, (tbe 14-s group for lb* Ccepany) *t Santa barters, California, ba* spent five year# In eiplorlng tbe of successfully building and rx*tltg a passenger vehicle, battery powered. fleeestly, be received notice la tbe natlccal press for tla cc*.< lustres end proposal# la this vital area. Alto, be adIre *ted tbe Stafford Research Instltute at their Urban ?Tana- port t 1 d o Syepoalm, Menlo Park, California, and aal< certain specific statement# aa to these ectvclusloca and proposal*. When I rlaltej tin co May 3, 15^5. be expanded oo tbeae ideas and uul for LlA'a support and recosxseadatlooa. Be stated that hl conclusions after five year* lotsaslve study are: 1. Tbat the high speed, high powered auto la here Indefinitely, but wild, be ueed more and nore for faat travel oo expressway# between eltlea and atatea, and leas for abort, baud lntra-urbas errand*, 2. That tbe exotic fuel cell (be atudled thla for two years) la ccctpletely out Of tbe foreseeable future aa a n 11 ve pcver source. 3- Tbat tbe Americas pibllc will buy a "convenience* vraicle If It wild perform aa required and la priced b*l<x 41,(Xj.00, not to rvol a- tbe auto but supplemental to It. k. Tbat tbe lead-acid battery la atlll, and be believe# will continue Indefinitely to be, tbe beat source of stored energy to supply subject vehicle. Therefore, be baa proposed to his Coepany, and la awaiting approval, aa follows: 1. Tbat G.E. build and market a vehicle baaed oo prototype now existing (X didn't ace this). All caepccenta, possibly excepting tbe battery, to be built and assembled by G.E. 2. Tnat tbe vehicle In clude tbe latest stepless controls, tbe scat efficient lead-sold battery to be bad or built. }. tbat speed la net to exceed 19 XF3, and tbat battery capacity la at least bo a."'.a per day. k. That charging cecbanlas be staple to uae. 5. Tbat vehicle have four aprlcr.-ncucted wheels -- not three - for safety. 6. Tbat retail, price la not to exceed 41,COO.00. Other data be considered proprietary. Be did feel tbat tbe Initial earket area could not Include tbe East and Mid-vest because of anew and Ice problem*. I Ve coneluled our discussion In exploring tbe far future of people carriers, Such as electronic trains, tubular tran#portsrvaya, end remotely controlled vehicles. Be la sending m a matber of colored slides oo tbe total subject. Mnjr 12, 1965 Uflfe. N 2344.01