Reply #33: I'm not personally responsible for what any of the car companies have or haven't done... [View All]

[DCKit]

to develop a sustainable fleet. My participation is limited to not choosing to buy a car - any car - from any of the above.

I can't speak for the Japanese or European automakers, but the U.S. government has thrown billions of dollars at the car companies for the development of new technologies over the past three decades. I have every reason and right to be disappointed in our domestic manufacturers.

Lead acid was good enough for the EV-1 and NiMh was coming along nicely - until Big Oil and the automakers bought the technology and squelched it. Thankfully, there are too many derivations of Lithium technology and too many patent owners for a convenient round-up and suppression.

We deserve better.