First you complain when nothing is happening, now you complain that something might happen. I hope there is a 'problem' with a big order. I think by now Torvec knows exactly how many cab over Ford trucks are either sitting in lots at the plant or how many they could take delivery of. They have gone through two versions of the conversion and running gear, so I'm guessing they know exactly how long and what the cost is to convert a truck to a FTV. We've speculated on this board for years about facilities that could be used. They have experience with building parts in South America and shipping them to the US, so it's not an unknown problem for them. But, maybe you are right and I'm wrong. In which case I'd say why did the Air Force go out of it's way to draw up the specifications the way they did so that really the only 'truck' that could meet them is the FTV?
Government feedback on the NASA IVT was as good as it could be. Does that help the Air Force issue? Can't hurt. No money? The whole point of this news was the fact that they just got 1.1 million. I am real clear on why some would be skeptical or frustrated with another announcement, but if they are close to actually moving ahead in a major way, I don't see the need to cry failure before they start. There are many things that can delay or sidetrack the various projects, so a 'I'll believe it when I see it,' attitude makes sense. Your conclusions about what is possible make sense to you and I'm sure you would have looked around the Basket Road garage and said there was no way anything that company could make would beat out every other engineering facility in the world, including Eaton, to get it's transmission on the NASA Rover. Yes, we know where that is at, but that does not take away from what they did.
At this share price a lot of people are trapped and given individual circumstances, maybe bitter, but with a new infusion of cash and more concrete interest than before, I think hopeful, guarded, anticipation for the future makes more sense than conjectured panic. This is my opinion, you are welcome to yours. I would love to see some major move or news in the next 6 months that settle these questions and news like this seems to be moving us in that direction.EOM
