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I think the car makers are holding out on us. I think they can make a 50 MPG Accord. I suppose I was being naive to think politics wouldn't be involved.
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I know this is not the topic of your post, but do a google search on vapor carburetor:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
See what you find. The technology has been proven to work time & time again and delivers FE well beyond hybrid. The problem is not the technology but the politics. Every time it is scheduled to go into production factories are threatened to scrap the production plans, inventers are often bought out or worse.
My own father and a few of partners were involved in such a project and applied it to a full size 1964 Ford sedan and did an average of 40MPG. An auto part factory in Minnesota tested it and wanted to produce it. They had an extra plant in idle and was going to devote the space and tooling to produce these. The plant manufactured numerous other auto parts from muflers to gasgets.
The day after papers were signed the factory called it off because if they went along and built these they would loose all their other production business.
The project ended at that point.
The individual who actually held the patents on the device lost touch with the other partners (My dad included).
If you don't believe then do the google search and some reading.
Politics?
You bet.