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October 23rd, 2012 06:10 PM #33
Even Magellan needed financial backing for his trip, specifically the King of Spain.
The king of Spain needed a shorter route to get to the Spice Islands.
Magellan's primary purpose in his voyage to find a shorter route, not to prove the world is round.
Hence it has to prove to be a economically feasible or in the least, a good gamble for potential investors.
I hope you also get my point.
Electric cars will not happen just for the sake of "cleaning the environment".
Continuous research costs lots of money.
Someone will still have to profit from it if it's going to happen.