01-11-2008, 01:28 AM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
Posts: 5,313
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German Cars Don't Deserve Dirty Reputation,
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,...048843,00.html
Quote:
German Cars Don't Deserve Dirty Reputation, Expert Says
Are German car makers doing enough to keep up with consumer tastes? Or should they be setting an example? DW-WORLD.DE spoke with an expert on the industry's current approach to environmentally friendly vehicle design.
Henning Wallentowitz has chaired the Institute for Automotive Engineering (IKA) at Germany's elite RWTH university in Aachen since 1993. In a conversation with DW-WORLD.DE ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, which opens Saturday, Jan. 19, he explained why German cars are small enough, and why engineers are waiting for consumers to set the pace for further green development.
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Ordinarily I would not pay much attention to an article like this but then there was this quote: "The Japanese are selling hybrids in America. But we are quite sure they don't earn money with them. The price for those cars is too cheap to make a profit.
Some people in America have made hybrids into a cause; from what I hear it is a lot of artists and actors. But hybrids make up just one percent of the market. And that isn't going to change in the near future. . . ."
No one has a monopoly on hubris. Still, I guess that makes us all "artists and actors."
Bob Wilson
Last edited by bwilson4web; 01-11-2008 at 01:33 AM.
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