Hot Wheels... Gear Down My Ride!

Today's Blog was inspired by my neighbour.  Everyone loves the automobile.  So let's focus on the efficiency of the combustion engine.  Did you know that only about 19% of the energy created by the engine is converted into power to move the vehicle?  Did you know that an electric engine is 90%+ efficient in transferring energy into power?  What gives?  We have the technology, the brains, and the capability, but like so much in our lives... we have no will to Make It Better!  Instead, we cry helpless "What could one little old consumer do?  Call you friends and let's make one voice even louder and more powerful.  With this, we have made so many advancements in science, technology and with the materials we use to make everything on the planet, except for the automobile.  I think Saturn was onto something.  If we take the fibreglass body panels they used on their automobiles, and replaced that bulky, crappy steel with a high grade composite or aluminum (yes... it does exists... have you ever seen a jet in the sky?) and then re-geared the transmission, we could dramatically increase the efficiency of the combustion  and significantly reduce the amount of fuel, the number of parts and overall repair costs to make the automobile the means of transportation it should be.  Now how's that for a small foot print.  So next time you get into your car, just pause for a second and ask yourself; "It's time we make these improvements to Make It (the automobile) Better.  I'm sure Mr. Ford would appreciate this so he can stop rolling over in his grave.