subversion and containment (Score 1)

oy, here's a bitterly ironic vision for all those excited by hybrids as harbingers of social change vis a vis fossil hydrocarbons: Toyota sticks a finger in the US auto industry's eye by proofing and popularizing the technology. This, kiddies, is called subversion. Then Toyota and the rest of the automotive powers-that-be channel the upswell of interest in hybrids into cars that don't improve on current fuel efficiency standards. Presto: Containment!