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Originally Posted by CaptainDan
The vast majority of flying machine inventors were total failures, with some out right scam artists too. The Wright brothers persevered with a good design (and were lucky that others had worked on engine developement, so that it would be light enough for it's power output to fly). But the Wright brothers never realized any great prosperity from their design, and spent most of what they did make on lawsuits, instead of improvements (because others WERE improving on their designs).
This Detroit Electric vehicle seems to lay most of it's advancement on an improved electric motor. While that's certainly a not a bad thing, the bottleneck for electric cars is the BATTERY. They are too expensive, too heavy, take up too much space, and take too long to recharge. THESE are the areas where advancement is hoped for.
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Good points.
This company could fold because of "evil corporate interests" or due to too much government interference. But I'm betting they collapse because they're either foolishly optimistic or outright con artists.
I would love to be proven wrong.