Dr Klaas Woldring, president of the Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, which is based in Smithfield, NSW, reported back, on a most interesting evening, Monday, 11 June, 2008.

He wrote:

Electric cars are here already.

Last night the Dutch Australian community groups had the great pleasure to listen to guest speaker Mr. Roy Leembruggen,in the Chatswood RSL.

Veteran Leembruggen, a third generation Dutch migrant, was in the news recently as the engineer who designed Sydney's revlutionary first double decker trains. While the first part of the talk was about the great advantages of double decker trains the second part was even more interesting.

It sketched the development of no less than 26 types of electric cars, buses and trolley buses, here in Sydney, and revealed the massive environmental advantages of such transport. Apart from the buses he also provided graphic design evidence of the Townmobil, for four or six persons, which leaves all petrol driven vehicles for dead in view of the rapidly increasingly petrol prices.

Has Mr. Rudd availed himself of the Leembruggen electric car designs?

If he wants promote Green cars the answer is right here.

If the current lead batteries are going to be replaced by superior types, providing twice the capacity for the same weight and cost, a strong likelihood, the future of electric transport is beyond question.
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Would have been good to hear Mr Leembruggen speak.