I have to imagine that the bureaucracy large OEMs currently face is easily trumped by all of their other advantages, -access to the best R&D, engineers, economies of scale, etc. The largest automakers currently have a problem delivering hybrid/electrics that compete with fossil engines on price, -even with government subsidies that are extremely generous you still have to be careful with your CBA calculation if you're considering buying one it seems like. tangentally, mk were talking about driverless vehicles on the way back from DC. We both agreed that fleets will be the first to adopt. The moment the cost of a driverless rig technology is lest than the cost of a trucker's salary over a few years, they'll make the switch. I think we're still waiting for hybrids/electrics to get there on the whole vs coal fleets for consumers.