This isn't actually "news," but I felt it an important issue and something that I've definitely noticed.
Quote:
The most innovative automotive technology to come down the road in recent years seems to have taken a wrong turn just as it was picking up speed.
And to add one more metaphor: The hybrid car seems headed for a dead end as an instrument of fuel conservation.
The reason why?
It's spelled and sounds like Vrrroooom!
The alternating gasoline-electric power system of a hybrid car is designed to save gasoline and improve mileage. Yet, manufacturers are now succumbing to the inescapable American hunger for speed.
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