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Originally Posted by usdm180sx
The opportunity cost of developing an alternative to a combustion engine is too high to take place in 15 years
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I think you underestimate the exponential rate of technology. You can not rationally speculate as to what will occur in 15 years and because of this; the idea of combustion engines becoming extinct is really not that farfetched.
On top of that, What if something happens to countries w/ oil? Industry, technology, and the WORLD wont sit around waiting for oil to come back. Drastic events call for drastic measures.
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Originally Posted by usdm180sx
Granted hybrids have started the development but even if that were to happen that would make combustion powered cars a rare commodity and that would definitely affect the demand for them because at that point all combustion engine powered cars would be collectors items.
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The second combustion engines stop being used they lose all value. The day will come where combustion engines become outlawed bc of their inefficency. The common man will use w/e new technology is being introduced, professional racing changes, everything does. If no one is using gas powered vehicles then who wants your pollution machine? Only museums and the top 1% collectors would go after gas cars of historical value, i.e mustang or skyline, not a 240sx.
Its like people who use massive steam trains as bar b ques, old technology becomes worthless.