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Old 06-11-2008, 07:20 PM   #1
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Default I would love to have one of these

It would save me a ton on gas. I know the article is pretty long, but it's worth it in my opinion.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/...d-messiah.html
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Old 06-11-2008, 07:53 PM   #2
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It would save me a ton on gas. I know the article is pretty long, but it's worth it in my opinion.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/...d-messiah.html
Incredible. Just goes to show that not only do we have the technology for this stuff, it's been around for a while.
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Old 06-11-2008, 07:58 PM   #3
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Incredible. Just goes to show that not only do we have the technology for this stuff, it's been around for a while.
Yeah, and I love the part where the GM engineer basically said they were told it was impossible yet some guy from Kansas that dropped out of school in the 7th grade figured it out.
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Old 06-11-2008, 08:25 PM   #4
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It would save me a ton on gas. I know the article is pretty long, but it's worth it in my opinion.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/...d-messiah.html
I'm curious to see how it works out in reality, there are some challenges. My brother had this idea years ago.
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Old 06-11-2008, 08:27 PM   #5
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Yeah, and I love the part where the GM engineer basically said they were told it was impossible yet some guy from Kansas that dropped out of school in the 7th grade figured it out.
Well, there's "possible" as a one off in someone's garage, and possible for mass production, safety regulated vehicles. Very different.
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Old 06-11-2008, 09:29 PM   #6
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