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| December 5, 2006
Posted on 12/05/2006 9:18:33 AM PST by george76
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To: AliVeritas
Thanks.
Sad news.
Prayers for the family.
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12/06/2006 2:51:43 PM PST
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george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: wideminded
I have sometimes wondered if it would be possible to carry enough spare parts to prevent the possibility of such breakdowns. Perhaps someone could create a special vehicle with two engines
Certainly it would be possible to build greater redundancy into vehicles. Much could be accomplished with higher-quality materials and engineering, but even beyond that adding redundant systems would definitely be doable in a lot of areas.
Three problems would be cost, and weight, and space. Cost isn't necessarily an issue. Plenty of people are willing to pay a premium for vehicles going well beyond the minimum necessary features. Weight and space would be less of an issue without CAFE standards to meet.
I suspect that the most likely vehicle in which redundant systems could be designed into would be something large, like a SUV or Hummer.
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