At 11:22 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote: >Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost >zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are >what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what >they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington >in their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts.
If someone really thought they actually knew how to build an "innovative" car that was economically feasible (didn't depend upon government coercion), and had a convincing argument for it, investors would flock to participate. So far, it, along with much "alternative energy" hasn't really worked yet. Not when all aspect of the economics are considered. Fred Holmes ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
