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Distort generally accepted ideas list:

Responses to
the main negative
preconceptions concerning
MCE-5 VCRi technology

1. Major investments and factory modifications will be necessary in order to make it [O]
2. Carmakers already ready have working VCR solutions available [P]
3. It’s competing with other technologies [Q]
4. We don’t know how to manufacture the parts [R]
5. Its service life is not compatible with that of a vehicle [S]
6. It’s not the right time to develop this type of technology during an economic crisis [T]
7. Carmakers are only interested in their own technologies [U]
8. Its architecture is radically different and can’t be retrofit into existing engines [V]
9. We don’t need VCR to improve engines since other solutions exist [W]
10. It’s too complex; it’s possible to make simpler VCR engines [X]
11. It increases friction [Y]
12. It’s too expensive [Z]
13. It does not enable the control of cubic capacity [1]
14. It’s too bulky [2]
15. It’s heavy [3]
16. It makes noise and vibrates [4]
17. We can replace VCR with VVA [5]
18. It only applies to high-end vehicles [6]
19. VCR is not on the carmaker’s roadmap [7]