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Engine technology
Mar 7 2008, 5:06 PM EST
Why doesn't the government buy the fully operational Mitsubishi engine plant and hand it over to the CSIRO and a few engineering universities? It could be use to develope universal engines that run on alternative fuels to be shared among the car makers. Special focus could be given to turbo diesel, ethanol and hyrdogen.
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1. RE: Engine technology
Mar 8 2008, 12:34 AM EST
Mitsubishi was all ready to put out a diesel 380 ... if they just put out those, they would capture a huge segment of the market right now ... there are no Australian made diesel cars. Also, with very little retooling, they could turn out a multifuel 380 car that uses petrol, ethanol, LPG and CNG. You;re right ... it was a very good opportunity lost. We just need a government with balls to tell the industry that they want all government cars to be biofuel or electric and the rest would follow. Did you know there was a prototype Holden Commodore hybrid in 2000? Even before the Prius took off? 8 out of 9 found this valuable. Do you? |
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2. RE: Engine technology
Mar 9 2008, 4:25 AM EDT
The Australian Government continues to give hundreds of million of dollars in subsidies to the Australian motor car industry which continues to produes 6 and 8 cylinder gas guzzlers. It's time the Government uses it's subsidies to encourage and influence the car manufacturing industry to produces a more environmentally acceptable product.
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3. RE: Engine technology
Mar 22 2008, 8:15 PM EDT
Could lead to a new export industry. Any advancements made in alternative fuel technology can only be a good thing. Our grandchildren and their children will have to be able to travel around too, they may not have fossil fuels to depend on.
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4. RE: Engine technology
Apr 24 2008, 10:41 PM EDT
You are so right. Whileever the Govenment hands out prizes for mediocracy Industry will willingly accept the gifts.Item 1. Nil subsidy for any company that hasn't set a goal of doubling the mileage of it's vehicles every 2 years. There are over 200 patents listed for carburettors that will give economies of over 100mpg. Time some of the old patents that have been stockpiled to eliminate competition were dusted off and brought out of the attic! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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5. RE: Engine technology
Apr 25 2008, 12:16 PM EDT
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6. RE: Engine technology
Apr 25 2008, 12:18 PM EDT
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7. RE: Engine technology
Jun 1 2008, 3:19 AM EDT
Why is everybody still thinking that the internal combustion engine is the way still to go??The answer has to be electric. We need to develop storage options to make it feasible. Be it batteries or capacitors it doesn’t matter. What we need to develop is a clean electricity generating grid and run everything off it… Part solar, part wind, part hydro, part tidal flow/wave action. We already have the technology. Refine the knowledge we have and get a start going. The sooner we start to bail out this sinking ship the longer it will stay afloat. Old Bonez 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
