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Strategies & Market Trends : The coming US dollar crisis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (13198)	10/19/2008 11:23:48 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Respond to of 71475

Modern hybrid engines and electric cars are the direct result of the US hybrid research done in the 70's. Google Victor Woulk. This includes stuff like regenerative braking, drivetrains, the decendents of which were found in the first prius. In the 80's, we stopped funding this research while the Japanese continued to work and perfect hybrids. So it goes when a country's leaders lack vision. Now, as you say, GM and Ford both are buying the technology from the Japanese. Tax breaks for SUV's anybody? Here's an interesting read on the history of US hybrids. hybridcars.com