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mctwin2kman · #28 08-26-2005, 08:39 AM

You have to remember to also include what is cost effective for the car manufacturers to produce. Sure you can get more efficient engines, energy wise, but is it cost effective? Will they last as long? What will it cost to fix them? I remember long ago some major manufacturer producing an all ceramic type combustion engine that was somewhere over %60 efficient. Problem was it was a little more delicate than aluminum or cast iron blocks. They could not make it basically stay together in the real world and it was not exactly cost effective either.

Now to the big manufacturers and quieting people up! Well remember Tucker? The big boys do not like to be beaten by anyone, let alone some small backyard guy building anthing that is better, more cost effective, more effiecent than there highly paid Engineers can think of. Also believe what you want but the oil companies and the car companies have big ass lobbying teams and lawyers and each other to make sure they all remain rich for a very long time. The oil companies have a big stake in car engines and cars in general not getting the best economy they can. Think about it, what would 300 MPG efficient vehicles due to the big oil companies? What would happen if we all of a suddent found a way to be more effiecient and our dependance on oil dropped significantly? Someday it will, but not today and not until someone steps up to the plate about a new design or even an old one and gets it out there. Hopefully soon as the Internet would be a great way to do it without the big boys stomping on it too fast. And yes there are all kinds of stories about the big Auto guys buying people to keep them quite or forcing patents away from them. No one want to be made to look bad, especially the big guys. But alas who can actually prove these rumors true? Not likely unless someone has the key to the safe where the secrets are hidden!!!!!