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2005-04-02 Home Front: Tech

GM Produces First Fuel Cell Silverado For Army

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-04-02 8:18:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 DOD has been the proponent and first user for a whole lot of advanced technologies well before there was a commercial market for them. Many show up in less dramatic packages than fuel cell vehicles, but it's a classic pattern ... DOD fund the R&D, embeds the technology in applications where the value goes beyond $$ and later we all get Teflon-coated frying pans or integrated circuits in our computers or .... all kinds of stuff.

Posted by too true 2005-04-02 9:02:35 PM|| 2005-04-02 9:02:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Ahem, you might have noticed that gasoline stations are closing all over the country.

(a) There cannot be Jihad without petrodollars.
(b) A journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step.

Posted by gromgoru 2005-04-02 9:04:53 PM|| 2005-04-02 9:04:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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