Reply #5: Very insightful [View All]

[midnight armadillo]

Excellent post.

I also feel that GM in particular is betting the farm on pushing showy fuel cell and hydrogen research while milking their SUVs for all they're worth. I suspect they simply have no major hybrid research program and therefore disparage the Japanese hybrids whenver they can in the hope that hybrids are a fad that will blow over, letting Americans return to GM for big ass trucks.

The DaimlerChrysler diesel strategy is driven by the massive diesel demand in Europe and has some merit. A diesel/electric hybrid is possible but no one is producing one.