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"It's a novelty." he said. "Peo
ple like it, and it sounds like a jet
taking off."
As far as cost efficiency, the
initial investment of an electric
vehicle can be high. Edwards es
timated the van used by the
. Hilton costs about $80,000.
Dickinson said upkeep can run
into the thousands of dollars de
pending on the type of electric ve
hicle chosen. However, the cost
of energy is low.
Dickin-
Beyond just electric cars, the
center also researches fuel cells.
Fuel cells, as opposed to power
storing batteries, are energy con
version devices.
They combine hydrogen and
air to create energy with no pollu
tion.
Hydrogen, unlike other cur
rently used fuels, will never de
plete because once it is combined
with oxygen to create energy, the
two initial sources simply turn
into water vapor.
"It's all-natural," Dickinson
said. "And hydrogen is in every
thing."
In addition to the environmen
tal benefits.
son said the
average cost
of a five
hour
recharge is
$3. The
charge pro-
v i d e s
enough
power for
about 100
miles. That
a car
equipped
with a fuel
cell does
not have to
recharge
like a bat
tery-pow
ered car.
It only
needs to re
fill the tank
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works out to about 33 miles to the
dollar.
"You can hardly get a regular
car that will (travel 100 miles on
$3)," he said.
To add some excitement to its
research, Dickinson said the cen
ter races some of the more power
ful electric cars.
One car the center has is capa
ble of traveling up to 300 mph.
The power the car produces is the
electronic equivalent of 1000
horsepower.
On the other end of the racing
spectrum is the center's Geo
Metro that was built for longevi
ty, not speed.
with hydrogen.
"As big as you can build your
hydrogen tank, that's as far as
you can go," Dickinson said.
The cost of fuel cells far ex
ceeds that of electric cars.
A car equipped with a fuel cell
costs about $500,000.
The center plans to take the car
to Boston in May to compete in
the American Tour De Sol, an
electric and solar car rally that
covers the course of 60 miles a
day for 6 days.
"We have a real good chance
of winning," Dickinson said.
"Our Geo can easily beat last
years (race-winning time)."
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The following incidents were re
ported to the University Police De-
ril 22 -
Misdemeanor Theft
partment between April
29.
Assault
• Parking Area 39 — The person who
was operating the motor vehicle that
struck a Parking Service Officer has
been identified.
Burglary of a Vehicle
• Parking Area 56 — During patrol of
campus property, an officer located a
198/ GMC Jimmy parked in the lot
with the right front passenger win
dow broken and the steering column
damaged.
•Parking Area 61 — Someone en
tered the victim's 1966 Chevrolet
truck and removed two, 6" X
Realistic stereo speakers and a
TAMU parking permit.
pickup
9" Real
Criminal Mischief
•Texas A&M University Golf Course
— A motor vehicle was driven onto
the course damaging the flag sticks
on greens 7 and 12.
•Microcomputer Center Storage — A
failed attempt to enter the facility by
force resulted in $250 in damage to
the exterior doors and the lock mech-
• Parking Area 34 — The left rear tail
light lens and bulb were stolen from
the victim's 1982 Mercury Cougar,
•Bright Building — A Citibank Mas
tercard was stolen from the victim's
wallet that was left unattended ina
second floor laboratory.
•Northside Parking Garage - Two
empty 16 gallon beer kegs and a 17
foot length of chain were stolen from
the cargo bed of the victim's pickup
truck.
•University Owned Apartments-
Three individuals entered the fenced
area behind the compound and re
moved two red 5-10 gallon gas
tanks from a boat that was store
the facility.
•Parking Area 56 — The victim was
walking through the parking area
carrying a grocery bag when a sub
ject ran up to her and grabbed the
bag from her arms. The grocery
fell to the ground spilling its con
tents.
The subject picked up a toothbrush
and ran several yards before drop
ping it. The victim proceeded to her
residence hall and notified the police
Fictitious Driver's License
anism.
•Southside Parking Garage — The
victim was struck on the right foot by
a marble size steel shot that was ap
parently launched from Dormitory
11. Investigation revealed the same
e of steel shot had struck and
amaged six of the windows on the
northwest stairwell of the Northside
Parking Garage.
•Texas A&M University Golf Course
— A motor vehicle was driven
through the golf course damaging
‘ th :
type
dam
•Mosher Lane — A subject whose
car was parked on the sidewalk be
side Mosher Lane had two fictitious
driver's licenses in his possession.
The bogus driver's licenses were re
leased to the custody of a Depart
ment of Public Safety Trooper.
Unlawful Carrying a Weapoi^Evad-
ing Arrest or Detention
the 16th green.
Disorderly Conduct/Indecent Ex
posure
•FM 60 at 2818 — Seven individuals
were detected urinating in public.
•Underwood Hall — A subject
knocked on the window of a first
floor resident's room. When the vic
tim looked at the individual, he ex
posed himself to her.
Parking Area 30 — The victim was
drawn to the window by the flashing
headlights of a motor vehicle. When
she looked out her third floor win
dow, she observed the motorist turn
on the dome light, unzip his pants
and expose himself.
• Luther Street — While patrolling
campus property, a police officer ob
served a vehicle northbound on
Wellborn Road matching the descrip
tion of a motor vehicle wanted by the
College Station Police Department in
connection with a recent vehicle bur
glary in the city.
The vehicle was stopped on Luther
Street. As the officer approached the
vehicle, he observed a handgun in
the backseat. When the officer called
out to alert his partner of the
weapon, the two occupants of the ve
hicle fled the scene and ran into the
Southgate Village Complex.
The pursuing officers were unable to
locate the suspects in the apartment
complex. The vehicle was towed and
secured until contact with the owner
can be made.
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