What advanced technologies? There are several available alternate fuel vehicles, they are all too expensive for the average consumer. No advanced technologies are a viable business without millions in subsidies.
The other issue is fuel taxes. Right now there are several states that are eliminating all savings realized from hybrid fuel vehicles by increasing the tax on fuels. Seems that the savings to the consumer on fuel consumption, the savings that were supposed to offset the high initial cost of the vehicle, has had an unintended consequence. State revenues are declining so instead of reducing spending they are, true to form, increasing taxes to cover it.
Congress needs to address the real issue here and stop with the nonsense, void the union agreements and let the Companies get out from under the huge liabilities and liquidity issues they impose. Everything else is just bull****.
And much of that will not matter unless Detroit steps up and apologizes for all the clunkers they’ve unloaded on customers over the years. What you mention is necessary, but they also have to figure out how to get customers to even consider a domestic product.
There are now two entire generations of people who have never bought a domestic car and will not even consider them because of the horror stories.
Actually, clean diesel technology is a cost-effective alternate fuel, and automakers are selling cars in Europe right now using this technology, cars which can get 60mpg combined in a full-size sedan.
But why isn't this available here in the US? Because of government regulations prohibiting it.
Government, once again, is a disease masquerading as its own cure.