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Originally Posted by TheBigDog
Before he retired my dad was the Director of Technical Services for Yugo America....
Perhaps understanding the nature of this relationship will help us understand why some of the later decisions were made.
Bill
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Great story. I live in the Detroit area, and talk with quite a few automotive types. I can confirm that there is a deep distrust of alternative fuel technologies among quite a few of these people. They have spent their lives engineering cars a certain way, and they don't want to have to learn anything else.
We just had the 'Woodward Dream Cruise' here this weekend. It's a big Detroit event, probably our equivalent of Mardi Gras. People drive their historic, classic, or unusual cars up and down Woodward Avenue all day long, while about a million people (no exaggeration, maybe more) line the sidewalks.
I drove my electric vehicle, and attached magnetic signs so everyone would know. The result was very polarized. I got cheers or sneers. Nothing in between.
