I suspect that your distopian view of self governance comes from the fundamental misconception that labels the elected official as a “leader”. The normal function of a democracy relies on “representatives” who are selected, retained or replaced on the basis of their ability to represent the will of the governed. This…

I find your major points to be cogent and acurate. Where we diverge is in the realm of dogma. If you could produce pie charts and tables to substantiate your opinion of motorvehicle safety regulations I suspect you would. The fatalaty per mile rate has taken sharp downturns with every new echelon of regulation. I’m…

And... Tesla responds by yet more, investment, testing and reporting. That’s what is expected of any adult in the game.

Why do I suspect that you would also advocate”torte reform”?

Inside manufacturing industries it’s called”a level playing field”. In the area of consumer or public protection where a safety or polution control feature raises the production cost of a product, a company who promotes the general welfare of the public will be punished in competition by manufacturers who are willing…

Yeah, all these posts suggesting dropping an LS or some such other high horsepower engine in this antiquated half-a-pickup seem to be a little off track. For the kind of build they’re visualizing all they need is some junkyard sheet metal and $10k.

“drove like a tractor” you say that like it’s a bad thing...

It’s exciting to hear that hydrogen technology is being rationally examined. I must confess that my confidence in the feasibility of hydrogen for energy management and vehicle fuel is colored by a career long exposure to oil refineries where hydrogen is processed and handled as a utility along with electricity, steam,…

How could a corrupt buffoon ever have a chance of being elected??

To be topical we’ll start with your 3rd point. As I covered in a post above, the logical basis for hydrogen as a fuel is as a storage medium. Though hydrogen gas is abundant as a byproduct of oil refining it is far easier to produce and consume on location. So rather than producing, transporting and trading massive…

We’re off into the weeds now! One of the specialized turbine like machines I’ve constructed and maintained are hydrogen compressors. The metallurgical requirements are not particularly exotic.

I found that study to be an interesting read. The implicit viability of hydrogen as a energy storage medium is clearly demonstrated within the calculations published.

As one who has built and maintained terrestrial jet engine power generation equipment I will assure you that the complexity of very powerful very reliable jet engines is actually quite a bit below the threshold of insanity. They are also most viable financially and I fully expect hydrogen will prove likewise.

Remember though that, here in the people’s republic, our government under the leadership of that famous Austrian Socialist Arnold Swarzenegger initiated a significant hydrogen fuel project 14 years ago.

I love me some EVs(I just received my Tesla stockholder’s report today) but I can’t believe you actually think there is anything remotely complex about electrolysing water to generate hydrogen. Now... petrochemical refineries are the personification of complexity. The juxtaposition of two blatant falsehoods in your…

While it is true that hydrogen is abundant in hydrocarbons it can also be generated in an absurdly low-tech process using tap water and solar panels. Hydrogen will undoubtedly be a key element in renewable energy generation, storage and transmission.

That appears to be the case. I found other sources that make reference to 50 years of development work on stratified charge engines by Curtis Wright , Ford and Texaco but no mention of Chrysler.

I love the CVCC example. It is my understanding that the patent for that engine was sold to Honda by Chrysler. Just the textbook definition of arrogance.

This is corollary to most of jallophood. As in, a track car is great but... a classic car is great but... a motorcycle is great but... , a garage is pretty fundamental .

It’s obviously rigged!