The initial costs (price of engine, pump set, installation, fittings, etc). of diesel and PV-operated pumps are about US$5122 and US$7699, respectively.
G.M., a company run by finance executives more than marketers since its formation in 1908, has characteristically looked for ways to use corporate alliances less for marketing than for reducing expenses, particularly the soaring cost of engines, transmissions and other sophisticated pieces of machinery.
Another advantage of the YF-16 – unlike the YF-17 – was its use of the Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine, the same powerplant used by the F-15; such commonality would lower the cost of engines for both programs.
The costs of engine overhauls and skirt maintenance and repairs have probably been the main factors retarding the advancement of air-cushion vehicles.
"It's a big question," he said of the price, which he estimated to be up to $12,000 per engine, plus the cost of engineering work to determine whether the engines can be adapted to the buses.
(The Morning Sun, via TheKneeSlider.com) BMW and Hyundai are in discussions to share development costs of engines, Reuters reports.
So big efforts were made, costs of engines were dramatically reduced, testing was stopped, there were aerodynamic restrictions, transmission costs were controlled.
The two automakers entered into an agreement in April 2010 to share development costs of engines and vehicle platforms for application in small cars.
The customer, instead of paying the high fixed cost of the engine up front, pays only for the hours when the engine is operational.
