FreeLists / opendtv / [opendtv] Re: GM exec: Time to reinvent the automobile

["John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Over the years I've had to repair or replace transmissions, brakes, shocks, 
tires, A/C systems, batteries, etc.  Engine repair, other than routine oil 
changes, has been near the bottom of my repair list.  To me the modern 
computer controlled, fuel injected internal combustion engine is pretty darn 
close to being a perfected art.
The problem with competing against a mature technology is that the mature 
technology has already climbed the steep learning curve.  I mean, how many 
times in the past 20 years has the "death of the hard drive" been announced 
with the advent of a new storage technology, only to have the hard drive 
community come back with a new product that was faster, cheaper, higher 
storage density, and more reliable than the purported replacement?
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>


> I dislike gas hybrids for the same reason since I don't just want better 
> CO2 efficiency but also would like to avoid the expense and repair costs 
> of all the complex decaying moving parts as much as possible.



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