Hybrid cars: The Decline of America

For decades, American automakers have been extremely less efficient than Japanese automakers. The Japanese make more efficient vehicles than Detroit and they make them more efficiently than Detroit. While recent reports show that American automakers are doing better, they still haven't caught up to the Japanese. Thus, it really isn't surprising that the push into hybrid cars is being led by Japan, as the Japanese constantly strive for efficiency.

Still, it is America - world's biggest oil addict- that should be leading the world's development of hybrid vehicles, instead we lead the world in the development of gas-guzzlers.

Today, every major corporation in America is using computers and software to make their businesses more efficient, and now the Japanese are pushing the efficiency of automobiles with computers and software - key components of hybrid technology.

Yet, where is America?

There was a time when America was a place for innovation, not today. We've slipped in space, students have slipped in science and engineering, and automakers have slipped in technology and innovation.

America has slowly lost its sense of purpose, its vision, its honor. What does America stand for today? Freedom to be stupid? Freedom to be selfish?

How can anyone look at the world today and say that America's foreign oil dependency is a good thing? In today's world, America's oil addiction and freedom have become contradictory terms. America has become a contradiction.

America is a great country, full of potential, but we're slipping fast. Without honor, without innovation, without a sense of purpose, what's left?