First published at 19:58 UTC on December 24th, 2018.
#StartWithWhy #DurableDesign #RideHarmony
I believe applying the 3 Secrets of Creating Ride Harmony will make a vast and important impact on vehicle around the world. This also can and I feel MUST include a longer-term engineering approach toward …
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#StartWithWhy #DurableDesign #RideHarmony
I believe applying the 3 Secrets of Creating Ride Harmony will make a vast and important impact on vehicle around the world. This also can and I feel MUST include a longer-term engineering approach toward durable design. The technology already exists, it's just about customers encouraging or pushing companies to do this, for the good of the 7th generation...
http://7genfoundation.org/7th-generation/
This Christmas holiday, we gave gave my departed Dad's 1968 Chrysler Imperial ('Harry') a new home. During this time, I've been considering the cycles of life that impact us in unexpected ways. 'Harry' was my Dad's favorite car for many years but with him gone, we aren't in a position to restore and enjoy him again, so he needed to move on. Even after 50 years, Harry is still valuable and can be made into a nicely-functioning car for someone. There's every reason to consider the potential for any vehicle made to last a very long time, and to plan for that longevity and consider the environmental impact of design choices, plus how the current and future owner's needs might change.
How many cars end up going to new owners, with different needs and demands? Wouldn't it be amazing to have a set of dampers already present that can be REBUILT and OPTIMIZED for those needs? That would be a great service model to create! Replace what's needed and recycle/reuse what you can!
In further research since recording the video, I've found that there's a wink-wink attitude among many in the recycling business about proper disposal of gas-charged, hydraulic automotive shocks and struts. I don't blame them as much as the overall industry that focuses on profits and convenience versus supporting true sustainability or reusability on a component like the shock absorber or strut which can often last many many tens of thousands of miles and also be rebuilt in some cases.
There is a serious impact that cavalier disposal of shocks and struts ..
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