Comments on: It’s Time for the Detroit Project

By: okan

okan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:40:17 +0000

I think this project very important everybody. It must be.

By: shubham gautam

shubham gautam — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:46:05 +0000

to make a electricity with petrol

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:36:19 +0000

Didn’t the Clinton administration already do something like this in the 90′s. I believe it was referred to as PNGV (Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles) with a goal of a Mid-Size Sedan being capable of reaching 80 mpg. What happened to the technology developed under this program after the Bush administration came into power and killed it? I bet the Asian and European automakers/divisions have continued development while the American automakers focused on developing suv’s and forgetting about passenger vehicles. Now we as a society are paying the price to the oil producing countries/companies around the world, not to mention going to war over oil and also paying the price for that as well.

By: William

William — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:41:36 +0000

Actually Garret, there are two items that are the worst.
Believe it or not, the most noxious attributer to the detrimental gases in the air is.... the cow. Believe it or not.
Second most is natural, Mt. St. Helens put out more gas in its one eruption than mankind has in 40 years. Measured and documented. Believe it or not.

By: John

John — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:37:16 +0000

Question for Jan de K.
Have you ever seen the skies in Colorado? or in Florida? That is what blue skies should look like. I have never seen a blue sky anywhere in Europe that compares to almost everywhere in America. Why? Because there is more emissions in Europe than there are in America. More haze in the air in Europe from more pollution. The main reason you hvae the mass transit is because without it your countries would be crippled due to the high price of petrol. You didn't switch to mass transit out of global commitment, it was a case of economics and price of oil and the typical European can't afford it. Yet your skies are still more polluted than in the US.

Respectfully though, lets not turn this into a bashing, turn this into creative, what can Europe also do more of to help wiht the global crisis, and what can American do more of to help with this global crisis? Each can continue to choose better health conscious alternatives. Consider the grand children. Ever wonder why there are more cancer cases % wise than there were decades ago?

By: Jan de K.

Jan de K. — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:16:26 +0000

In Europe, there is a mass-transit system in place that will get you anywhere you want, and never need a car. Our towns are set up more concentric and give more leeway to bicycles than for cars. More of our citizens are in so much better shape than Americans because of these and other facts.
We learned long ago to be less dependent upon oil, and learned to live a better and healthier lifestyle in the process.
American’s need to grow up in terms of global and social responsibilities, and join the rest of the world and ditch the unnecessary SUVs with one person driving 10s of miles to work. Instead, learn to drive the energy efficient vehicle. THEN the “big 3″ will learn that they have to give American’s what they want. Until the American’s make buying choices that lead to a better world, then you will continue to sow what you reap. You want the big SUV, so you buy it, and the carbon monoxide and other carcinogenic toxins that goes with it. If you really wanted to change, it would come from the masses, not the government. Even when the Government made laws to make it better for more efficient cars, the Americans chose their big V8 20 foot long cars. They didn’t think, they just indulged. Sounds like Soddom and G…..

By: John

John — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:10:24 +0000

That is one of the biggest misconceptions out there. Just take a bus, instead of a car. Take the train / tram / bus / etc. across town, instead of starting up one more car. There is no where in Atlanta that I can’t go that I need a car. There is no place in New York City that I can’t go that I need a car. Imagine, if 1000 less cars were on the road today in Atlanta or New York City. Or if 10,000 less, or if even 1,000,000 across the country. Problem is, people need their car like they need their pacifier.
But, I do agree, airplanes are one of the worst contributors. I can see the need for the amount of transoceanic flights, but the number of flights transcontinental could be cut down tremendously if people would use the trains system already in place. Instead of clogging up I-4 in FL, they should just hop on the train and zoom there in 1/4 the time.

By: Garret Z

Garret Z — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:04:58 +0000

people aircrafts are the worst for emmisions all we do is come against the car manufacturer every one need’s a car we need to look at how horrible the emmisions are on aircrafts!!!!!!!!!!

By: John

John — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:37:26 +0000

If we had cars getting 35+ up to 50 in the 80s, why aren't we getting most cars at 50+ and up to 60 now?
Oil, Money, Greed.
Why? Because they can.
Soccer mom will still buy an SUV that drinks 8mpg because she can afford it. When a 30mpg car would do just as well.
BillyBobTruckLover will still get a Hemi in his truck, because he can, when a 4 cylinder getting 25mpg would do just as well for what he needs.
No commuter who drives alone needs 800hp and 5mpg going 20 miles one way.

And, lest we forget, what about biodiesel?
I saw a dyno run on a biodiesel car the other day, and it was clocking in at 800hp. THEN, they went and did a mpg test, and it got 55mpg. So it can be done. And the cost? It was 5k of parts and labor on an already purchased car. Included removing old engine and adding the new. So imagine if you could get one stock for 2k more, I for sure would buy one, even if it wasn't 800hp.
People are just so uninformed on what has been done, and what is possible with what we have. They think that the big Cadillac Escalade is the ultimate. So uninformed.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:28:11 +0000

Forget blame and who's fault it is. Forget politics. This is our chance to kick Detroit and the scientific community in the butt and get them going like we did in 1942 or like in the 60's with space and NASA. We need to view this as a challenge and come up with 100 MPG cars and 35 MPG SUV's that have more horsepower than the current SUV's. It can be done!

It's nice to talk about conserving or cutting back or sacrificing space or power. And everyone on this website has done that. But in order to change the world you have to appeal to everyone. Let’s use new technologies to help end this crisis. Look at the Toyota Highlander hybrid. Same size, MORE HORSEPOWER BETTER MPG!!!!!! It CAN BE DONE!