fuel for thought

“We’re at a point where we’re transcending the machine. The sky is the limit,” Bauer said, noting the significance of moving from gas to electric.

So says Nissan’s design manager in this Detroit News article by Scott Burgess.

I like the way that guy (Bauer) thinks. 

With our automotive industry-dependent way of life all-but-crumbled around us here in Michigan, we need to climb outside the box and look around at all the possibilities. Actually, maybe we just need to realize there is no box anymore.  We can view it as an opportunity. And if GM wants to abandon us,  just watch our dust.

Dreamers, visionaries, entrepreneurs:  welcome!  Implementers, enablers, supporters – yes!

And did you notice that Midland will be the site of a new auto battery plant, bringing 800 jobs with it?