tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post8688947391565893259..comments2023-12-31T19:34:14.853-05:00Comments on Dymaxion World: Sign of the timesjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690430991814528863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-32487193046999084532007-10-19T22:15:00.000-04:002007-10-19T22:15:00.000-04:00Unlike oil, minerals continue to exist even in the...Unlike oil, minerals continue to exist even in their post-consumer form. So does this mean it will become economically feasible to mine garbage dumps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-19996503356965274402007-10-19T19:16:00.000-04:002007-10-19T19:16:00.000-04:00Well, the quote was "several hundred to several th...Well, the quote was "several hundred to several thousand" $$. Presumably, this accounts for the difference between (just guessing) small economy cars and H2 hummers. Larger fuel consumption = more pollution production = more robust converter.<BR/><BR/>There's also the point that these cars could have been built years ago, before the run-up in mineral prices. Meanwhile, cars built more recently would presumably be finding ways to save on mineral costs.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690430991814528863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-28884792926887804162007-10-19T19:07:00.000-04:002007-10-19T19:07:00.000-04:00I call BS -- if the catalytic converter on a car c...I call BS -- if the catalytic converter on a car costs $2K in materials alone, the automotive manufacturing lobby would overturn laws requiring them in approximately 13 seconds, and if they couldn't, they'd engineer a cheaper solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com