Back in 1950s, you’d be lucky to get 50k out of a car. Today 200k is not uncommon. How’s that flat screen tv workin for ya? Want that black and white 200 lb CRT back?
Back in 1950s, you’d be lucky to get 50k out of a car. Today 200k is not uncommon. How’s that flat screen tv workin for ya? Want that black and white 200 lb CRT back?
Not to mention medical equipment, military weapons, aircraft, telecommunications, etc, etc, etc. Luddites have a rose-colored view of many things in the past.
The extra mileage on cars has more to do with engine design, metallurgy and synthetic oil.
“How’s that flat screen tv workin for ya? Want that black and white 200 lb CRT back?”
We might be better turning off the tv too.
“Back in 1950s, you’d be lucky to get 50k out of a car.”
We can go back to the early 2000s. I had a US car that today would be considered minimal computerization, and got 17 years + 312,000+ miles ... until someone rear-ended me and totaled it.
There was no “black box” on board, etc etc.
Adaption is needed to survive sometimes. There’s a silver lining here. And remember, the overseas guys are worried too - because if they don’t have it, they can’t sell it. Then what? Let them sweat.