{"id":1073,"date":"2005-04-19T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-19T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/04\/19\/branson-calls-for-european-hybrid-production\/"},"modified":"2005-04-19T01:06:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-19T01:06:00","slug":"branson-calls-for-european-hybrid-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/branson-calls-for-european-hybrid-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Branson Calls for European Hybrid Production"},"content":{"rendered":"
WorldChanging<\/a> points us to another Green Car Congress post<\/a> that I overlooked: Sir Richard Branson, of Virgin fame, has suggested publicly that the MG Rover Group (which is virtually bust) move into the hybrid vehicle market:<\/p>\n My solution is a radical one, but would help with what I see as Britain\u0092s pending energy crisis. We should steal the green mantle from the Japanese and Americans and become the first European manufacturer of hybrid cars. […]<\/p>\n …no one makes them in Europe. Meanwhile oil prices are soaring, our own North Sea reserves are running out and the evidence of global warming is overwhelming.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n While Branson makes some snafus in his Independent op-ed according to GCC and WC, we’re clearly seeing the kind of forward thinking that made this guy a billionaire. And while Toyota and Honda are making cars that people obviously like, imagine what a bit more competition might do for the spread of hybrid technology.<\/p>\n Technorati tags: hybrid<\/a>, Great Britain<\/a><\/p>\n