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"Tim+" wrote in message
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"Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Doctor Drivel invalid@not-
for-mail.invalid scribeth thus

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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The one thing you need on generators is the ability to run long
periods
without breaking. Wankel engines wore the seals out in a few hundred
hours
if that.

Oh no! He thinks it is the 1960/70s again. Not that old one. The seal
problem was solved decades ago. The Russians have a design that has
the
seal in the engine body, which can easily be replaced by removing a
plate -
DIY job. This shows his age and state of mind.

If they are as good as that any reason they haven't made a re
introduction to automotive in more recent years?..


The same reason we will have highly inefficient piston engines.
Corporations run matters.


One


Silly person, Most cars in the world are made a handful of companies. Have
you noticed.