On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:15:24 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:03:04 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

The fact that it's only ocurring
recently, suggests that it may be for other reasons and that any gains
in reducing wasted HP, probably aren't big. But if you're designing the
car from scratch, a little here, a little there, it all adds up.

I am not sure about that. My 83 Firebird had an electric fan.

Just about everything went electric when they went to front wheel
drive. That was over 30 years ago.