This is a good reminder, and accurate. Ford's public reasons for their inability to combine RSC with the hybrid's braking system have been well publicized.

But I think these statements from Ford fall less into the category of "reasons", and more into the category of "excuses". Yes, RSC wasn't included because of engineering problems they encountered. But Ford is a huge, worldwide company with thousands and thousands of very talented engineers. They can do almost anything, if they can get funding.

The real reason there's no RSC (or steering wheel controls, or Bluetooth, or one step folding seat, or lumbar support, etc etc) on the 2008 FEH is not an "engineering problem". It's a "money problem". The 2008 redesign/facelift was done on the cheap.

Still love my FEH though. Even with all its character flaws.