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Old 07-23-2008, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael View Post
And what would happen if we took all of that corporate time, energy and money to mass produce something along the lines of the new Tesla hybrid getting 220 miles per gallon?
That would rock. It's something we should have had years ago,when times were good, and money was a-flowing, and was worth more than paper.

It would take leadership and vision the like we haven't seen for seventy years to get all sides in agreement and moving in a forward direction, rather than squabbling over 47 imperfect suggestions. Exxon, Chevron and Shell would have to be on board with something that would directly impact their bottom lines and profits, subsuming that in the name of the long-term greater good.

Let's calculate the likelihood of that happening, shall we?
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