The Government Hates This Car
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Explain how you get 100 miles to the Explain how you get 100 miles to the gallon on diesel and it goes zero to 60 gallon on diesel and it goes zero to 60 gallon on diesel and it goes zero to 60 in under 5 seconds. So like, okay, in under 5 seconds. So like, okay, in under 5 seconds. So like, okay, >> I'm going to build a car that'll be >> I'm going to build a car that'll be >> I'm going to build a car that'll be representative of something that can be representative of something that can be representative of something that can be mass produced that, let's say it cost mass produced that, let's say it cost mass produced that, let's say it cost about $20,000 or less. I made it diesel, about $20,000 or less. I made it diesel, about $20,000 or less. I made it diesel, turbo diesel. So I looked around for turbo diesel. So I looked around for turbo diesel. So I looked around for what I felt was about the most efficient what I felt was about the most efficient what I felt was about the most efficient engine reasonably available and built engine reasonably available and built engine reasonably available and built the car. Now, I said something like 11 the car. Now, I said something like 11 the car. Now, I said something like 11 years ago on video, so I can prove it. I years ago on video, so I can prove it. I years ago on video, so I can prove it. I said it will get over 100 miles a gallon said it will get over 100 miles a gallon said it will get over 100 miles a gallon and it will do zero to 60 in under 5 and it will do zero to 60 in under 5 and it will do zero to 60 in under 5 seconds. seconds. seconds. >> It's going to get over 100 miles to >> It's going to get over 100 miles to >> It's going to get over 100 miles to gallon. It will do zero to 60 in under 5 gallon. It will do zero to 60 in under 5 gallon. It will do zero to 60 in under 5 seconds. Mark my words. seconds. Mark my words. seconds. Mark my words. >> Now, I built the car. I even showed it >> Now, I built the car. I even showed it >> Now, I built the car. I even showed it at a private [music] car event with at a private [music] car event with at a private [music] car event with sports cars and exotic cars and told sports cars and exotic cars and told sports cars and exotic cars and told everybody about my concept. But when I everybody about my concept. But when I everybody about my concept. But when I got it all together and done, I realized got it all together and done, I realized got it all together and done, I realized I don't have a voice. Like, what am I I don't have a voice. Like, what am I I don't have a voice. Like, what am I going to do with this thing? If the going to do with this thing? If the going to do with this thing? If the world doesn't know it exists, nobody world doesn't know it exists, nobody world doesn't know it exists, nobody hears about it, it doesn't exist. hears about it, it doesn't exist. hears about it, it doesn't exist. >> You felt like Nikola Tesla at this >> You felt like Nikola Tesla at this >> You felt like Nikola Tesla at this point, I'm sure. point, I'm sure. point, I'm sure. >> Perhaps. And I sat on it. I just put it >> Perhaps. And I sat on it. I just put it >> Perhaps. And I sat on it. I just put it in my garage for better part of a decade in my garage for better part of a decade in my garage for better part of a decade cuz I didn't have a voice. cuz I didn't have a voice. cuz I didn't have a voice. >> [music]
Summary
The main theme is the development of a highly efficient, mass-producible turbo-diesel car. The speaker references a prediction made about the car's 100+ MPG and sub-5-second 0-60 time, comparing their situation to Nikola Tesla. The practical takeaway is that even groundbreaking inventions are inconsequential if there is no platform to communicate them to the world.