IIRC, they spend so much on maintaining the Humvee and the fuel to make it go that it is becoming very costly.
But on the other hand, the cost to retrain and retool the maintenance and supply chain might be even more. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:05 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Bush, Oil prices and Dependence on oil > > I don't understand the need to replace the Humvee. It works just fine. > And > the military gets the most out of the their equipment - the CH-46 Sea > Stallion has been going forever. > > - Matt Small > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:29 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Bush, Oil prices and Dependence on oil > > Well, it would be nice, however I don't think there will be true > innovation > on that front until the Military demands it. > > The best way to get alternative fuel source out there would be for the > Military to put out a bid to replace the Hum-V, which is in need of > replacing. It was a vehicle designed to last for 10 years nearly 30 years > ago IIRC. > > Make the requirements of the Hum-V based on non oil based fuel. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Carlisle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:55 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Bush, Oil prices and Dependence on oil > > > > Hahaha!!! > > I'm just hoping that the high prices will encourage greater innovation > > in alternate fuels. > > Go, market economy, go! :-) > > > > Marlon Moyer wrote: > > > > >As Bill Mar put it last night "Just keep on bitching about the high > > >price of gasoline while you sip you $4 mocha grande" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155707 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
