Quote Originally Posted by DJD View Post
In most cities that do not have the infrastructure of public transport like a Chicago or New York I could see electric cars actually working for people who just want to drive to and from work everyday. If the cost of the cars were reasonable it could work. As far as replacing what we have now with any alternative fuel i don't see it happening. It will take a loooong time to replace what we have. Kinda like that big ship in the sea....gotta turn it slow and be patient and it will eventually turn.

If you think back when V8 muscle cars were the only thing around and then Japan pops up with these little no frills 4 cylinder donut tire having mini cars that were taboo to drive. Eventually people realized hey could work and sales took off. 6 cyclinders and more options on them also improved sales. The american 4 and 6 cylinder cars were around but the dependability at that point was suspect so again the Japanese car sales soared. Now look at us as a nation. Most families don't have an 8 cyclinder car unless they are into boating, fishing, contractor or hunting. If the auto makers make a good product that is affordable and meets our needs they get the sales.
Actually these foreign RUNT cars were introduced during crazy embargos. When American companies bitched that they were destroying their market, the GUBMENT stepped in and applied crazy import tarifs on the imported sub compacts. This should have guaranteed the American manufacturer had a foothold in AMERICA.

Guess what happened instead.......GM, FORD, AMC, and Chrysler raised the prices of THEIR vehicles to rape Americans even more, and presto chango, they price of a better made Foreign car and a piece of **** American made car was the same. I guess the Foreign made car won.........and is still winning.

Yep........GUBMENT and GREED created the foreign vehicle market in America.

Gotta Love it.