Anybody paid attention to the Saturn ION commercial with the kid about
to get married?  Saturn states in the ad that the car has electric
steering.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:39 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Electric Power Steering Pumps

On Sunday 12 October 2003 01:02 pm, EMZ wrote:
> Electric steering has been around for a few years.  Requires a ton
> of money for the rack and controls.  Then you have to make a major
> upgrade to the charging system.  Forget this.

It sounds like you're describing pure electric power steering.  I think
what
he's talking about is a hybrid electric/hydraulic system, where the pump
is
turned by a motor.  I've heard of this on race cars, but I've never
heard of
it being used on a production car.  That's not to say it never happened,
though.