Comments on: 80 MPG Ford Concept Car Heading To Auction http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: douglas prince http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-16857 douglas prince Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:16 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-16857 Alex - Well, duh... You're absolutely right, of course. Think of how wonderful it would be, if once, somebody created a new breakthrough technology and just posted it, open access, on the 'net. They wouldn't make any bucks, just change the world. Ahhh, dreams.... Alex – Well, duh…

You’re absolutely right, of course. Think of how wonderful it would be, if once, somebody created a new breakthrough technology and just posted it, open access, on the ‘net.

They wouldn’t make any bucks, just change the world. Ahhh, dreams….

]]> By: douglas prince http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-39577 douglas prince Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-39577 Alex - Well, duh... You're absolutely right, of course. Think of how wonderful it would be, if once, somebody created a new breakthrough technology and just posted it, open access, on the 'net. They wouldn't make any bucks, just change the world. Ahhh, dreams.... Alex – Well, duh…

You’re absolutely right, of course. Think of how wonderful it would be, if once, somebody created a new breakthrough technology and just posted it, open access, on the ‘net.

They wouldn’t make any bucks, just change the world. Ahhh, dreams….

]]> By: Alex http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-16856 Alex Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:25 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-16856 Why do they always neuter these things by removing the electric parts when they get rid of them? it's like they don't want to reveal something that we might find out. Why do they always neuter these things by removing the electric parts when they get rid of them? it’s like they don’t want to reveal something that we might find out.

]]> By: Alex http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-39576 Alex Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-39576 Why do they always neuter these things by removing the electric parts when they get rid of them? it's like they don't want to reveal something that we might find out. Why do they always neuter these things by removing the electric parts when they get rid of them? it’s like they don’t want to reveal something that we might find out.

]]> By: Neil Blanchard http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-16855 Neil Blanchard Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:23:19 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-16855 Some great pictures of the Ford Prodigy are here: http://www.automobilesreview.com/pictures/ford-prodigy-hev/ford-prodigy-hev-08.html Some great pictures of the Ford Prodigy are here:

http://www.automobilesreview.com/pictures/ford-prodigy-hev/ford-prodigy-hev-08.html

]]> By: Neil Blanchard http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-39575 Neil Blanchard Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:23:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-39575 Some great pictures of the Ford Prodigy are here: http://www.automobilesreview.com/pictures/ford-prodigy-hev/ford-prodigy-hev-08.html Some great pictures of the Ford Prodigy are here:

http://www.automobilesreview.com/pictures/ford-prodigy-hev/ford-prodigy-hev-08.html

]]> By: Neil Blanchard http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-16854 Neil Blanchard Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:15:32 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-16854 I like it! It's drag wasn't *quite* as low as the EV1, but it looks more "ordinary", too. Love the side view video cameras! http://neilblanchard.vox.com/library/post/eyes-forward-video-mirrors-on-my-xa.html Build it Ford, please! Sell an EV version and a serial hybrid, too. Sincerely, Neil I like it! It’s drag wasn’t *quite* as low as the EV1, but it looks more “ordinary”, too. Love the side view video cameras!

http://neilblanchard.vox.com/library/post/eyes-forward-video-mirrors-on-my-xa.html

Build it Ford, please! Sell an EV version and a serial hybrid, too.

Sincerely, Neil

]]> By: Neil Blanchard http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-39574 Neil Blanchard Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:15:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-39574 I like it! It's drag wasn't *quite* as low as the EV1, but it looks more "ordinary", too. Love the side view video cameras! http://neilblanchard.vox.com/library/post/eyes-forward-video-mirrors-on-my-xa.html Build it Ford, please! Sell an EV version and a serial hybrid, too. Sincerely, Neil I like it! It’s drag wasn’t *quite* as low as the EV1, but it looks more “ordinary”, too. Love the side view video cameras!

http://neilblanchard.vox.com/library/post/eyes-forward-video-mirrors-on-my-xa.html

Build it Ford, please! Sell an EV version and a serial hybrid, too.

Sincerely, Neil

]]> By: SteveF http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-16853 SteveF Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:36:11 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-16853 As usual, the automotive companies triumphed and, by so doing, directly shot themselves in the foot...if not the head. US business is totally short term oriented and pegged to annual and quarterly results. Many individual auto company executives are now rich and retired. Every one of them destroyed American manufacturing. Idiot savants. As usual, the automotive companies triumphed and, by so doing, directly shot themselves in the foot…if not the head.

US business is totally short term oriented and pegged to annual and quarterly results. Many individual auto company executives are now rich and retired. Every one of them destroyed American manufacturing. Idiot savants.

]]> By: SteveF http://gas2.org/2010/07/28/80-mpg-ford-concept-car-heading-to-auction/#comment-39573 SteveF Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:36:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8983#comment-39573 As usual, the automotive companies triumphed and, by so doing, directly shot themselves in the foot...if not the head. US business is totally short term oriented and pegged to annual and quarterly results. Many individual auto company executives are now rich and retired. Every one of them destroyed American manufacturing. Idiot savants. As usual, the automotive companies triumphed and, by so doing, directly shot themselves in the foot…if not the head.

US business is totally short term oriented and pegged to annual and quarterly results. Many individual auto company executives are now rich and retired. Every one of them destroyed American manufacturing. Idiot savants.

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