Comments on: Is GM on the verge of inventing a new kind of engine? http://www.cargurus.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-gm-on-the-verge-of-inventing-a-new-kind-of-engine Daily coverage of the world of cars, including upcoming cars, industry news, car politics, fun lists, and more. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:37:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tgriffith http://www.cargurus.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-gm-on-the-verge-of-inventing-a-new-kind-of-engine/comment-page-1#comment-22312 tgriffith Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:41:33 +0000 http://www.cargurus.com/blog/?p=6424#comment-22312 <a href="#comment-22311" rel="nofollow">@Kevin</a> Kevin- The technology is definitely real... we'll see how long it takes before it's actually production-ready though! @Kevin
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The technology is definitely real… we’ll see how long it takes before it’s actually production-ready though!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.cargurus.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-gm-on-the-verge-of-inventing-a-new-kind-of-engine/comment-page-1#comment-22311 Kevin Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:19:19 +0000 http://www.cargurus.com/blog/?p=6424#comment-22311 Is this true? Seems like an April Fools joke or something! If it's true, it seems amazing... Is this true? Seems like an April Fools joke or something! If it’s true, it seems amazing…

]]> By: Maurice K. http://www.cargurus.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-gm-on-the-verge-of-inventing-a-new-kind-of-engine/comment-page-1#comment-20471 Maurice K. Tue, 26 May 2009 23:11:15 +0000 http://www.cargurus.com/blog/?p=6424#comment-20471 i hope this helps GM big time i hope this helps GM big time

]]> By: Randy http://www.cargurus.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-gm-on-the-verge-of-inventing-a-new-kind-of-engine/comment-page-1#comment-20440 Randy Tue, 26 May 2009 11:55:28 +0000 http://www.cargurus.com/blog/?p=6424#comment-20440 Y'all ain't seen nothing yet. The manufacturers have tons of technology like this that they've been sitting on for years simply because the economics of production in competition with conventional IC engines was prohibitive. With the conventional IC gas engine being legislated out of existence, we'll see a lot of new techology that is perfect for smaller, more efficient vehicles. How much extra would I pay for high tech solutions? If everyone needs to put this kind of technology into production, the volumes should keep cost increases fairly low. Also, driving appropriately-sized vehicles should also help. What's more wasteful than driving a 6000-lb. truck on a daily commute? If taxes, regulation and standards are applied wisely, we'll see a revolution in vehicle ownership over the next ten years. It's time for us to grow up as a culture and start to put away our childish things. Y’all ain’t seen nothing yet. The manufacturers have tons of technology like this that they’ve been sitting on for years simply because the economics of production in competition with conventional IC engines was prohibitive. With the conventional IC gas engine being legislated out of existence, we’ll see a lot of new techology that is perfect for smaller, more efficient vehicles.

How much extra would I pay for high tech solutions? If everyone needs to put this kind of technology into production, the volumes should keep cost increases fairly low. Also, driving appropriately-sized vehicles should also help. What’s more wasteful than driving a 6000-lb. truck on a daily commute? If taxes, regulation and standards are applied wisely, we’ll see a revolution in vehicle ownership over the next ten years. It’s time for us to grow up as a culture and start to put away our childish things.

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