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That's what bothers me every time I hear people make that accusation about gas companies and car companies being in collusion to make gas guzzlers. Your second paragraph hit it on the head. US auto manufacturers got pummelled on quality and fuel economy in the 70s and 80s, and we're back to the future with the same problem with fuel economy again. People want to blame the auto manufacturers, but why on Earth would they make gas guzzlers if people weren't buying them, and why would they keep trying to sell gas guzzlers if they were in peril of being undermined by someone with the same features and power with better fuel economy? They tried "waving the flag" in the past, and learned the hard way that they had to change to survive. I believe that GM's sins are basically those of a slow, lethargic bureaucracy, not a vicious conspiracy to burn up the rain forest, make people buy oil and kill small puppies.
I hate to be cynical about this engine, but do we really have any proof that this thing is as great as the inventor claims?
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Check the X1 out ... made by a former Cisco engineer. It's beaten Ferraris and Porsches for speed and is only out-accelerated by the Bugatti Veyron 1000+ horsepower beast.
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I liked the article. It's amazing when you read about technologies like this engine that blow away the capabilities of the current technology.
It's very understandable to see why oil companies would have an incentive to suppress or prevent this type of technology from entering the market. However, to counter that you would think car companies would have a tremendous advantage to pursue the technology. I mean, GM could get involved and prevent themselves from going bankrupt as it looks like they will do if they continue on the path they're on. What a huge advantage a car manufacturer would have to say our engine can get you across the country on one tank of gas!
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