Today GM has recalled every Camaro made in the last four years, over a half million cars. The problem is if your knee bumps the ignition, the car turns off, power loss and then who knows what. Several injuries so far.
My first car was a 1967 Camaro rag top, red with white interior and lid. Ran great when I bought it 1977, and sold it 3 years later. Wish I had kept it, since it would be worth around $40,000.
That old Camaro was simple, did the trick and had heavy metal parts. If maintained, it would run fine today. New cars have too many parts, mostly junk, so only a couple have to go and the car is toast. My last car was a 97 STS, and the maintenance overwhelmed even profligate me. Do you believe any of these cars today will last as long or be as valuable?
There is a reason our auto industry has failed, and is on life support: patents. Few people realize the reason we have so few car companies is the patent pool among the big three, which they agree to open source their patents among themselves but charge an arm and leg to anyone else. It is a club nearly impossible to join, and challenge them, and you will find yourself being DeLoreaned.
Surely, you can do specialty cars like a Shelby or a Saleen. Specialty anything is pretty safe in USA.
Now comes Tesla, with the right tactic and attitude:
Also, I believe the Tesla founder has put his own money into this great project. This hearkens back to to Ancient Greece where a wealthy person would vow to accomplish some societal benefit like build a bridge or a temple, that would benefit everyone. The Rhetoric in Latin comes actually from the Greek and has to do with the act of declaring an intention. Fascinating history on the implication, the law, etc around this word.
In any event, GM will continue to put out junk, kept on life support, and pay an army of lawyers to crush anyone who would "violate" their patents. Because in the USA, the policy imperative is get big or get out, and patents are critical to this regime.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
My first car was a 1967 Camaro rag top, red with white interior and lid. Ran great when I bought it 1977, and sold it 3 years later. Wish I had kept it, since it would be worth around $40,000.
That old Camaro was simple, did the trick and had heavy metal parts. If maintained, it would run fine today. New cars have too many parts, mostly junk, so only a couple have to go and the car is toast. My last car was a 97 STS, and the maintenance overwhelmed even profligate me. Do you believe any of these cars today will last as long or be as valuable?
There is a reason our auto industry has failed, and is on life support: patents. Few people realize the reason we have so few car companies is the patent pool among the big three, which they agree to open source their patents among themselves but charge an arm and leg to anyone else. It is a club nearly impossible to join, and challenge them, and you will find yourself being DeLoreaned.
Surely, you can do specialty cars like a Shelby or a Saleen. Specialty anything is pretty safe in USA.
Now comes Tesla, with the right tactic and attitude:
Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.So they will open source their patents, and invite competition, which will create commonwealth, not exceptional wealth aggregate personal power.
Also, I believe the Tesla founder has put his own money into this great project. This hearkens back to to Ancient Greece where a wealthy person would vow to accomplish some societal benefit like build a bridge or a temple, that would benefit everyone. The Rhetoric in Latin comes actually from the Greek and has to do with the act of declaring an intention. Fascinating history on the implication, the law, etc around this word.
In any event, GM will continue to put out junk, kept on life support, and pay an army of lawyers to crush anyone who would "violate" their patents. Because in the USA, the policy imperative is get big or get out, and patents are critical to this regime.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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