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Old 10-07-2010, 05:29 PM   #30 (permalink)
nmgolfer
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Yes... That car is a beauty! I wish America would get off the dime and lead in this direction. Mullaly (Ford ceo) grew up a Boeing was chief eng. on the 777 and should be very familiar with both reliability and advantages of APU type turbogenerators... why he hasn't out-right purchased capstone is beyond me but if I were in his inner circle I'd tell him:

"Allen... dude... this is a no brainer... what are we waiting for.. we need this technology!"

Only real issue is who owns what patents... I'm surprized Honeywell isn't claiming patent infringement on the air bearings... they developed those.

Anyway... yes... we should have an 100 mpg capable long distance driver that can run on Natural gas (preferably home refilled ) or desiel or alcohal or Hydrogen.... all clean burning and reliable as can be.

I'm going to visit Capstone next time I'm in so-cal.
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