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Originally Posted by leahbeatle
Why not hold them responsible for thinking about the future of the industry and its effect on us all? How else will anything change?
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I agree with this sentiment entirely.
One of the things that impressed me at the NAIAS was Ford's emphasis on vehicles such as the Fusion - flex fueled and fuel celled versions included - and the Reflex.
GM had a hybrid (so-called) big pickup on display. DC - well, DC is DC.
You might be interested in persuing the threads on the *Dearborn Experence* (aka the *Ford Escape Experience*). The Ford Developement Team invited FEH owners to come for information exchange. I think they listened to us - we certainly listened to them.
I mention this since I suspect that they are the ones who are trying to reorient Ford in the directions you (and I) would like to see. I hope that those of us there gave them some additional ammunition for their efforts.
My grandmother told me that one could capture more flies with honey than with vinegar. I like to think that is what some of us are trying to do. We vote with our pocketbook to tell manufacturers that there is a market for hybrids and other alternative vehicles. (I never did understand why she wanted all those flies!
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