Comments on: Breaking Out of the Oil Trap: “Big 3″ Bailout & An Open Fuel Standard http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/11/breaking-out-of-the-oil-trap-%e2%80%9aaubig-3%e2%80%9aau-bailout-an-open-fuel-standard/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andrew Burger http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/11/breaking-out-of-the-oil-trap-%e2%80%9aaubig-3%e2%80%9aau-bailout-an-open-fuel-standard/comment-page-1/#comment-10027 Andrew Burger Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:47:17 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/11/breaking-out-of-the-oil-trap-%e2%80%9aaubig-3%e2%80%9aau-bailout-an-open-fuel-standard/#comment-10027 I appreciate your appreciation...Who are you again? Just kidding. Your point is well made and well taken. This post was not intended to address the very real issue of the need for the US automakers to retool, rationalize and revitalize their production capabilities in the US, something they are clearly incapable of doing, nor was it to provide an overview of your Energy Roadmap. It was meant to argue in favor of an Open Fuel Standard and argue that the US government should make this a requirement for any additional taxpayer funding and public finance to the US automakers. When we're talking about weaning ourselves off of oil and petroleum products, fuel choice is very germane and for that we need alternative engine technology, which should include more incremental, shorter term changes to flex fuel vehicles, as well as the more substantial, longer term shift to the type of electric and electronic engine technology you mention. I appreciate your appreciation…Who are you again? Just kidding. Your point is well made and well taken.
This post was not intended to address the very real issue of the need for the US automakers to retool, rationalize and revitalize their production capabilities in the US, something they are clearly incapable of doing, nor was it to provide an overview of your Energy Roadmap.
It was meant to argue in favor of an Open Fuel Standard and argue that the US government should make this a requirement for any additional taxpayer funding and public finance to the US automakers.
When we’re talking about weaning ourselves off of oil and petroleum products, fuel choice is very germane and for that we need alternative engine technology, which should include more incremental, shorter term changes to flex fuel vehicles, as well as the more substantial, longer term shift to the type of electric and electronic engine technology you mention.

]]> By: garrygolden http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/11/breaking-out-of-the-oil-trap-%e2%80%9aaubig-3%e2%80%9aau-bailout-an-open-fuel-standard/comment-page-1/#comment-10026 garrygolden Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:51:33 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/11/breaking-out-of-the-oil-trap-%e2%80%9aaubig-3%e2%80%9aau-bailout-an-open-fuel-standard/#comment-10026 I appreciate the post... but think this type of effort misses a key point. The Auto companies don't have a problem with liquid fuels or oil, they have a legacy cost problems associated with the combustion engine. Too many factors running at too low capacity utilization. Simple. It's about how we build cars, not fuel them that really changes the economics. Flex fuel vehicles still require the same complex network of combustion engine factories. Electric motors powered by modular energy storage systems integrating batteries, fuel cells and capacitors change how factories run... at a higher utilization. Reduce supply chains, start making money per mile with services, not per new vehicle. Why are we trying to focus on the fuel? Oil isn't the problem, it's the engine. We need to simplify how cars are built. IMHO! Thanks for the post...!! But I think we need to step back a bit- and look at the manufacturing side of the problem. Some recent posts to add to the conversation: http://www.theenergyroadmap.com/futureblogger/show/1272-the-future-of-the-us-auto-industry- Garry Golden Editor TheEnergyRoadmap.com http://www.theenergyroadmap.com I appreciate the post… but think this type of effort misses a key point.
The Auto companies don’t have a problem with liquid fuels or oil, they have a legacy cost problems associated with the combustion engine. Too many factors running at too low capacity utilization. Simple.
It’s about how we build cars, not fuel them that really changes the economics. Flex fuel vehicles still require the same complex network of combustion engine factories.
Electric motors powered by modular energy storage systems integrating batteries, fuel cells and capacitors change how factories run… at a higher utilization. Reduce supply chains, start making money per mile with services, not per new vehicle.
Why are we trying to focus on the fuel?
Oil isn’t the problem, it’s the engine. We need to simplify how cars are built. IMHO!
Thanks for the post…!! But I think we need to step back a bit- and look at the manufacturing side of the problem.
Some recent posts to add to the conversation:
http://www.theenergyroadmap.com/futureblogger/show/1272-the-future-of-the-us-auto-industry-
Garry Golden
Editor
TheEnergyRoadmap.com
http://www.theenergyroadmap.com

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