Comments on: Ford bails on hybrid promise http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Stig http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180992 The Stig Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:39:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180992 #13: You cannot possibly be serious. #13: You cannot possibly be serious.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180965 anonymous Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:35:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180965 Hey, #12, why don't you read comment #44 on this article: http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/27/ford-bold-moves-episode-1-change-or-die/ If this person really works for Ford, he seems like a legitimate source for info. I'm sick of you people wishing death upon the american auto industry. Hey, maybe if you have your way, we can depend on other countries for everyhting! That'd be cool, right? NO! Hey, #12, why don’t you read comment #44 on this article:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/27/ford-bold-moves-episode-1-change-or-die/
If this person really works for Ford, he seems like a legitimate source for info. I’m sick of you people wishing death upon the american auto industry. Hey, maybe if you have your way, we can depend on other countries for everyhting! That’d be cool, right? NO!

]]> By: The Stig http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180946 The Stig Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:06:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180946 #8: Right on!!!! That's the ticket. Just blame Mark Fields for everything. Sooner or later Ford will too. #8: Right on!!!! That’s the ticket.

Just blame Mark Fields for everything. Sooner or later Ford will too.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180896 anonymous Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:00:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180896 Ford is doing a good thing by not focusing soley on hybrids. The majority of car owners don't want hybrids. It's true that there're a lot more options out their. I have yet to see any company focus soley on one type of technology for the future. Their are many options which I think all automakers should be doing some R&D on. Ford is doing a good thing by not focusing soley on hybrids. The majority of car owners don’t want hybrids. It’s true that there’re a lot more options out their. I have yet to see any company focus soley on one type of technology for the future. Their are many options which I think all automakers should be doing some R&D on.

]]> By: Michael Spadaro http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180883 Michael Spadaro Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:28:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180883 Good. 250,000 hybrid vehicles was way unrealistic. Good. 250,000 hybrid vehicles was way unrealistic.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180844 Brandon Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:20:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180844 The hybrid promise just epitmizes Ford's inability to take back lost market share. Mr. Ford is acknoledging that the Japanese (meaning Toyota) have slipped so far out ahead of Detroit radar, that he and Ford will simply try to redirect their efforts to what they see as easier targets, ie biodiesel, etc. By the time Ford and the other US auto companies get their act together with these other alternative energy solutions, the Japanese (Toyota) will have such a large percentage of the marketshare, the American consumer will be hard pressed to hear what Ford (and the others) are saying about biodiesel, etc) Let's not forget the quality issue either. American car companies are pretty lousy at multitasking - if Ford focuses on new engine technologies, spending significant R&D in the process, this will compromise other areas of the Ford automobile - quality will slip. This will be another reason to stay with Toyota. Mr. Ford, I'm not sure if there is anything that you can do to reverse what you and colleagues have created - its sort of like global warming - the events are already in process and likely out of our control. The hybrid promise just epitmizes Ford’s inability to take back lost market share. Mr. Ford is acknoledging that the Japanese (meaning Toyota) have slipped so far out ahead of Detroit radar, that he and Ford will simply try to redirect their efforts to what they see as easier targets, ie biodiesel, etc. By the time Ford and the other US auto companies get their act together with these other alternative energy solutions, the Japanese (Toyota) will have such a large percentage of the marketshare, the American consumer will be hard pressed to hear what Ford (and the others) are saying about biodiesel, etc) Let’s not forget the quality issue either. American car companies are pretty lousy at multitasking – if Ford focuses on new engine technologies, spending significant R&D in the process, this will compromise other areas of the Ford automobile – quality will slip. This will be another reason to stay with Toyota.

Mr. Ford, I’m not sure if there is anything that you can do to reverse what you and colleagues have created – its sort of like global warming – the events are already in process and likely out of our control.

]]> By: que http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180660 que Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:34:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180660 Give us diesel and slap on a particulate filter if you must. The one nice thing about the hybrid, though, is the concept of capturing and regenerating the power you scrub off when braking? But I reckon I can wait for a full electric for that. Until then, give us a clean efficient diesels in our US cars now!!!! NOT for our weekend cars we thrash at the track, mind you, but for the ones we use to get to work and back. I've been in Europe for a couple of years now and they are EVERYWHERE. Clean, quite, efficient...not unlike the Audi R10 I saw kick ass at Le Mans!!!! I could barely hear the thing. Weeks can go by between hybrid sighting here. Give us diesel and slap on a particulate filter if you must. The one nice thing about the hybrid, though, is the concept of capturing and regenerating the power you scrub off when braking? But I reckon I can wait for a full electric for that. Until then, give us a clean efficient diesels in our US cars now!!!! NOT for our weekend cars we thrash at the track, mind you, but for the ones we use to get to work and back. I’ve been in Europe for a couple of years now and they are EVERYWHERE. Clean, quite, efficient…not unlike the Audi R10 I saw kick ass at Le Mans!!!! I could barely hear the thing. Weeks can go by between hybrid sighting here.

]]> By: Heydn http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180621 Heydn Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:02:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180621 Agreed, #2 and #5. Agreed, #2 and #5.

]]> By: Derek http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180522 Derek Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:19:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180522 They aren't bailing on hybrids altogether, they are simply realizing that the fad is not going to catch on with numbers that high because the cost of buying a hybrid doesn't make up for the gas saved, everybody knows this. Average Joe does not care about the environment as much as all the greenies and only is concerned with saving money on fuel. Ethanol, Bio-diesel, along with hybrids will solve the problem. Did you really think all of America would be driving a Prius? They aren’t bailing on hybrids altogether, they are simply realizing that the fad is not going to catch on with numbers that high because the cost of buying a hybrid doesn’t make up for the gas saved, everybody knows this. Average Joe does not care about the environment as much as all the greenies and only is concerned with saving money on fuel. Ethanol, Bio-diesel, along with hybrids will solve the problem. Did you really think all of America would be driving a Prius?

]]> By: 1c3d0g http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180471 1c3d0g Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:13:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180471 #2: that's excellent writing. Couldn't have said it better myself. :-) #2: that’s excellent writing. Couldn’t have said it better myself. :-)

]]> By: Toy Yoda http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180430 Toy Yoda Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:13:36 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180430 The guy looks relatively young. You'd think he'd be more in touch with reality. While, hybrids aren't THE answer, because there not a single solution to high gas prices. However, the technology used in hybrids will probably carry over to the next generation of solutions (plural!). If Ford keeps chaning it's focus, it will end up doing alot of nothing. Look for Japan to give us the keys to the next generation of solutions. The guy looks relatively young. You’d think he’d be more in touch with reality. While, hybrids aren’t THE answer, because there not a single solution to high gas prices. However, the technology used in hybrids will probably carry over to the next generation of solutions (plural!). If Ford keeps chaning it’s focus, it will end up doing alot of nothing. Look for Japan to give us the keys to the next generation of solutions.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180426 Anonymous Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:06:10 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180426 'Bout time someone faces reality. [too bad that clown in the White House is pulling us down with him.] Leave the touchy-feely, techno-gizzmo to the Nippon. For the short term give us decent little diesels in things smaller than a frickin' F-350 Super Masher. ...and get rid of the mouse-fir carpeting. j i m ‘Bout time someone faces reality. [too bad that clown in the White House is pulling us down with him.] Leave the touchy-feely, techno-gizzmo to the Nippon. For the short term give us decent little diesels in things smaller than a frickin’ F-350 Super Masher. …and get rid of the mouse-fir carpeting.

j i m

]]> By: joeb http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180424 joeb Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:02:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180424 Diesels are the bridge to the next generation of new fuel technologies and Ford is wise not to put all their eggs into the gasoline hybrid segment. Diesels are the bridge to the next generation of new fuel technologies and Ford is wise not to put all their eggs into the gasoline hybrid segment.

]]> By: Jon http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise.html#comment-180420 Jon Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:51:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/29/ford-bails-on-hybrid-promise/#comment-180420 I am going to buy Bill a shovel, to help him expedite his journey towards the grave. Jon. I am going to buy Bill a shovel, to help him expedite his journey towards the grave.

Jon.

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