Okiedo:  "My prediction for this year and next year is that we will see renewed attention by the major car manufacturers here in North America to the bridging technology and that they will follow the path taken by Toyota for decades now:  they will return to the bridging technology of the Hybrid"

So, anybody can make predictions, even me.  Is there anything to support that conjecture I had about the increasing importance of hybrids, or was I just blowing in the wind.

An article from The Register is titled:  Ford pulls the plug on EV strategy as losses pile up

An interresting quote from that article states: "Ford appears to be pinning its short-term hopes on hybrid electric vehicles, sales of which it expects to grow 40 percent in 2024."

See the entire article:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-pulls-the-plug-on-ev-strategy-as-losses-pile-up/ar-BB1hW11G?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=622f30d6e704409a8602b66a70851e1d&ei=19

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2024/01/08/tennessee-hybrid-electric-car-owners-pay-extra-fees-vehicles-registration-renewal/72121228007/

https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/hybrid-vs-electric-why-hybrids-make-more-sense/

"Ford, the nation’s No. 2 hybrid seller behind Toyota, expects to produce enough hybrids to quadruple sales within five years. General Motors, which abandoned most hybrids in the U.S. four years ago in favor of EVs, now says it’s considering bringing them back."

That statement comes from a 21 December 2023 article about why more U.S. auto buyers are turning to Hybrids:  

https://apnews.com/article/hybrids-electric-vehicles-auto-sales-charging-stations-97b444cfa752acbd3a5c244a3ee68abb

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