Re: Word

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I agree. US automakers all basically stated that they would not build the "stop gap" hybrids, but "wait for hydrogen technology to mature" 3-5 years ago. There is some logic to that strategy, since everything will have to be changed. They have been putting lots of money into hydrogen fuel cell technology. But it's going to be a while before infrastructure, technology, and the public are all ready. I'm thinking that someone thought that woud be a good excuse to not spend some money, but it' going to cost them in the long run. Hybrids don't have to be complicated to garner a savings -- something simple like I described earlier would be perfectly acceptable and a lot lower cost (mainly due to R&D savings) than the current breed. It's a high tech world out there, but sometimes low tech answers are still the best. Skip the part about a pull cord on the dash though... 

On September 15, 2005 Mahoney, John wrote:

> [US automakers] "should get off their asses and build more hybrids and not cede the territory to the Japanese."  "Seize the opportunity for success."  "Detroit will only succeed by building the finest cars and trucks in the world,"
> 
> 
> Lee Iacocca, last night in Motown.


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