Anyone remember the Chlorophyl fad way back when? Food, pharma, candy/gum, and other manufacturers suddenly started putting it into their products, claiming chlorophyl’s “miraculous” ability to eliminate odors. Green was everywhere and in everything. Until someone pointed out that sheep, goat, cows, etc all eat chlorophyl while they’re grazing, and they stink to high heaven.
Point is, every few years manufacturers lose their collective minds until the cold hard slap of reality wake them from their trance. We’re witnessing the beatdown now.
Yep, I do remember that. Cars have advanced so quickly and so well, really, over the past 30 years it’s just amazing. The all electric thing seems good for some applications, but there’s not enough demand there to shift the industry. But I’d have to say that the one change in product design that was for the definite better over the years was the shift to radial belted vs. bias ply tires. We owned a tire shop back then, and everyone was blown away with the difference they made. Lotsa fun watching them drive away, knowing they were thinking “Wow!”