Chris, The car industry doesn't "prefer" to sell "12-20 mpg rolling fortresses because they (and their buddies in the oil industry) can make much higher profits that way."
It can sell only what people want - otherwise they go broke. As gas prices rise, the consumer is beginning to look askance at the behemoths. So, the car industry will have to sell smaller or more economical cars. It's called the market. Harry ******************************* Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 818 352-4141 ******************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:futurework- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] some really big questions > > > "A special, free news feature in Science explores 125 big questions > that > > face scientific inquiry over the next quarter-century," including > [..] > > What Can Replace Cheap Oil -- and When? > > That's a political question rather than a scientific one. > > Since practical 120-250 mpg cars (and even a 12,000 mpg > prototype) have > been developed (ironically in this country without an own car > industry > -- coincidence?), the hurdle is not scientific feasibility but the > political influence of the incredibly powerful U$ / ¤U car industry > that prefers to sell 12-20 mpg rolling fortresses because they (and > their buddies in the oil industry) can make much higher profits that > way. > The Detroit Mullahs are even more problematic than the others... > > Chris > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the > keyword > "igve". > > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
