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"I heard some guy invented a car that gets 100mpg and lasts for 30 years, but the auto industry and oil industry had him killed."
by vidanay 4y ago
"I heard some guy invented a car that gets 100mpg and lasts for 30 years, but the auto industry and oil industry had him killed."
- perf1 4y agoAren't most anti aircraft missiles heat seeking? Could also be a reason why 60% of the engine energy need to go into creating heat. Otherwise cheap gas engine drones that can't be intercepted and can fly thousand of miles could be really dangerous.
- throwaway14356 4y agostan meyer (infamous for claiming his dune buggy ran on water) did a hilarious talk where he described pvc tube rockets filled with water used both as the propellant and the explosives. Mass produced they would cost 5 dollar[sic] The war we could give..
- aaaaaaaaaaab 4y agoYes, it's called Carnot's conspiracy.
- justapassenger 4y agoThere's this car that runs on WATER, man!
- whatshisface 4y agoIt adds to the humor that the two numbers you quoted might actually be achievable.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoMy own conspiracy theory is that the only reason this story got traction is because it carefully sends the message "EVs are not sustainable, and might never be". There's enough people being paid to tell clear lies that I don't feel I'm paranoid to suggest that writing such an article (which seems very careful to not be particularly positive about current EVs) might get you money from fossil fuel interests and/or they'd hype it for visibility.
- krater23 4y agoOh. No, Volkswagen and Mercedes sold cars like this 20-40 Years ago. I.e. the VW T4 or the Mercedes 200 D. That was the time where german cars were still good.