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Originally Posted by BrianR
I do not wish to run my engine but there are no viable options at this time. I do monitor the trade rags for the latest developments in anti-idling technology so I can reduce my idling hours.
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That again demonstrates my point. Oil prices are so low that truck lots are full of idling diesels. We all waste energy, in part, because useful or efficient solutions are not available. We also know from history that many American companies develop and stifle innovation. Intentional conspiracy? No. Most often reason is management that either stifle innovation in the name of cost controls, or uses spread sheets rather than science as a decision tool.
As Sculley noted when he was stifling innovation at Apple, every time he had the computer industry figured out, the industry had already changed. He had no idea what innovation was. He was ‘top dog’ because he was an MBA - not an innovator. What does it take to drive out such problems? Recession, sometimes only bankruptcy, or public outcry about people stifling innovation. However, as demonstrated here, that is not happening. Therefore prices must increase to force innovation.
$3 per gallon gasoline is not expensive enough. Largest SUV sales actually increased. From the 1970s, it took $5 per gallon gas to force some companies (ie GM) to liberate their innovators.
BTW, at 80,000#, do constraints exist in certain mid-west states?