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Old 07-05-2011, 09:08 PM   #69 (permalink)
cleanspeed1
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I look at what we do here. How is that we can come here, and with a little brainstorming and "spirited" discussion, we have borne witness to a 100mpg Civic, a 28 mpg Ford Super Duty Diesel, an affordable electric controller, a $657.00 electric car, and countless other vehicles that outperform what the factories have done, and without their billions worth of resources. How is it that we can crack the code on making a car or truck run better than they can?

It's because they already did, a long time ago, and were told not to release the technology to the general public. I was reading recently in GM High Tech Performance about the designs we drive now are usually 5 years old or older.

Malfeasance baby.
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