dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, November 23, 2015 at 8:50:20 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:27:22 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <>
>> wrote:
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>>> The current rumor that won't go away, has Apple partnering up with BMW. That's a match made in heaven - if heaven was an upscale kind of place.
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>> Hope I won't need to rob a bank to afford one!
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>> sf
>
> But seriously folks, the electric car will be dirt cheap to produce because the powertrain will be essentially modular. An electric motor is a lot cheaper to build than a IC piston engine. It won't need a transmission, or cooling system, or ignition system or a fuel system or an exhaust system. The car will be controlled by software and easily configurable. One of the reason it's gonna take over is that it will be more profitable for the car companies.
>
> It might bring about the reemergence of small cottage industry car manufacturers because it will simplify how cars are made.
>
It's been along time sine Mother Earth News ran their first stories
(late 80, iirc) on converting an S-10 pickup to full electric.

Bravo.